DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION |
Data set Overview
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On March, 2, 2004, the Rosetta spacecraft was launched towards
comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko. Since then the ROSNA sensor has
been tested and optimized for flight during several
commissioning slots. All data so far from DFMS and RTOF concern
either the in flight calibration gas or back-ground outgassing
from Rosetta.Because of several uploads of new voltage settings
the data cannot be compared between the different commissioning
slots, neither in intensity nor in mass scale! The data can be
used only for engineering purposes. The only data which can be
used to evaluate the background pressure of Rosetta are the COPS
data. Scientific data from DFMS and RTOF will only be available
when Rosetta reaches the first
asteroid.
The explanation of the generated data of the ROSINA sensors
can be found in the OPERATION_LOGBOOK.ASC
Parameters
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DFMS and RTOF data contain neutral gas data as well as ion data.
The data are raw, uncalibrated data. COPS contain pressure data
of the background pressure and of some thruster firings from the
nude gauge.
Calibration
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COPS data are calibrated. However, the calibration factor has
been determined for Nitrogen gas, and may not be appropriate for
the outgas-sing of Rosetta. Because the main outgassing
component is unknown the correct factor to be used is also
unknown.
DFMS and RTOF data are uncalibrated and will remain uncalibrated
because they have no scientific value.
Note on the DFMS data:
The user of our level 2 data has to make the conversion from
pixel to mass and from ADC counts to ion current himself. In
this way he will be aware that the precision is limited and
depends on many parameters and he will use the data accordingly.
The procedure required to calibrate the DFMS is described in our
User manual, Annex D1 (DOCUMENT directory). ROSINA team are
currently developing the necessary algorithms, putting emphasis
on the quality control for the algorithm. They are defining
quality flags for the data which will then tell the user how
well the mass scale and the intensity scale have been defined.
They are also working to produce level 3 data with calibrated
mass scale and intensity. Once this SW is in place they will
produce calibrated data for the Steins flyby with a suitable
quality flag.
It does not make sense and it is scientifically not correct if
ROSINA team archive the Steins flyby data with 'calibrated'
units without being sure that they are correct and without being
able to give a uncertainty value.
Processing
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No processing was applied to the data.
Coordinate Systems
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The geometry items SC_SUN_POSITION_VECTOR,
SC_TARGET_POSITION_VECTOR and SC_TARGET_VELOCITY_VECTOR provided
in the label of the data product are relative to the Earth Mean
Equator and Equinox reference frame of J2000.
SUB_SPACECRAFT_LATITUDE, SUB_SPACECRAFT_LONGITUDE are given in
the PLANETOCENTRIC coordinate system.
These parameters are computed at time t=START_TIME.
Distances are given in km, angles in degrees.
Software
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No software is provided.
Media/Format
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The standard distribution format for the data is an electronic
volume.
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