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Voyager 2 Cosmic Ray (CRS) data from the Jupiter encounter. The data set
provides 15 minute averages of the ion flux for particles between 0.42 and
8.3 MeV. Electron fluxes are also provided for particles above 0.5 MeV.
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Citation |
Vogt, R.E., Stone, E.C., JR, VG2-J-CRS-5-SUMM-FLUX-V1.0,
VG2 JUP CRS DERIVED PROTON/ION/ELECTRON FLUX BROWSE V1.0,
NASA Planetary Data System, 1997. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) |
10.17189/1519936
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Data Set Abstract |
The Cosmic Ray Subsystem (CRS) was
designed for cosmic ray studies. It consists
of two high Energy Telescopes (HET), four Low Energy
Telescopes (LET) and The Electron Telescope (TET). The
detectors have large geometric factors (~ 0.48 to 8 cm^2 ster)
and long electronic time constants (~ 24 [micro]sec) for low
power consumption and good stability. Normally, the data are
primarily derived from comprehensive ([Delta]E[1], [Delta]E[2]
and E) pulse-height information about individual events.
Because of the high particle fluxes encountered at Jupiter and
Saturn, greater reliance had to be placed on counting rates in
single detectors and various coincidence rates. In inter-
planetary space, guard counters are placed in anticoincidence
with the primary detectors to reduce the background from
high-energy particles penetrating through the sides of the
telescopes. These guard counters were turned off in the Jovian
magnetosphere when the accidental anticoincidence rate became
high enough to block a substantial fraction of the desired
counts. Fortunately, under these conditions the spectra were
sufficiently soft that the background, due to penetrating
particles, was small. |
Search/Access Data |
Planetary Plasma Interactions Website
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Additional Information |
Mission Information |
VOYAGER
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Data Set Information |
VG2-J-CRS-5-SUMM-FLUX-V1.0 |
Instrument Host Information |
VG2
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Instrument Information |
CRS
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Target Information |
JUPITER
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