Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME ROSETTA-ORBITER STEINS RPCLAP 2 AST1 EDITED2 V1.0
DATA_SET_ID RO-A-RPCLAP-2-AST1-EDITED2-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION This data set contains EDITED data from Rosetta RPC-LAP, gathered during the STEINS FLY-BY mission phase.
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION
Data Set Overview
=================

Contents:
A. Operations overview
B. Data set status
C. Scientific use
D. Caveats



A. Operations overview
----------------------

LAP operations are described in the operations report,
IRFU-ROS-OPR-AST1 in the DOCUMENT/FLIGHT_REPORTS directory of this
data set.


B. Data set status
------------------

This data set contains scientifically useful data from the Rosetta
RPC-LAP instrument. The data contained are primary instrument data,
in instrument units (TM) and NOT calibrated to physical units
(volts and amperes) and with instrumental offsets NOT removed.
See the caveats in Section D below for data use.


C. Scientific use
-----------------

While the edited data are scientifically useful to instrument
experts, these data files are supplied mainly for long-term archiving
and reference purposes and are not intended or suitable for
scientific use by the wider community.

For information on exact data products (science data, geometry files,
housekeeping), calibration, file formats and file naming conventions,
etc., consult the EAICD, RO-IRFU-LAP-EAICD, in the DOCUMENT
directory. For the specifics of this mission phase, see
the operations report, IRFU-ROS-OPR-AST1 in
the DOCUMENT/FLIGHT_REPORTS directory.


D. Caveats
----------

This section covers caveats relevant for this specific data set. For
general caveats, see the EAICD in the DOCUMENT directory.


D.1. General caveat
-------------------

The archived data set is complete, but it has not been possible to
scan every part of it for every possible problem before delivery, so
there may be numerous data quality issues in addition to this list.
While the data clearly have a great science potential, analysis has to
be done with great care. Anybody using the present data set is strongly
encouraged to contact a LAP CoI for cooperation.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 2008-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
STOP_TIME 2008-10-06T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_NAME INTERNATIONAL ROSETTA MISSION
MISSION_START_DATE 1995-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE N/A (ongoing)
TARGET_NAME 2867 STEINS
TARGET_TYPE ASTEROID
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID RO
INSTRUMENT_NAME ROSETTA PLASMA CONSORTIUM - LANGMUIR PROBE
INSTRUMENT_ID RPCLAP
INSTRUMENT_TYPE PLASMA INSTRUMENT
NODE_NAME Small Bodies
ARCHIVE_STATUS LOCALLY ARCHIVED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE
These data are uncalibrated
raw data, i.e. digital output of the instrument. As such, the
confidence level is very high.
CITATION_DESCRIPTION A. I. Eriksson, R. Gill, E. P. G. Johansson, and F. L. Johansson, Rosetta RPC-LAP archive of edited data from the STEINS FLY-BY mission phase, RO-A-RPCLAP-2-AST1-EDITED2-V1.0, ESA Planetary Science Archive and NASA Planetary Data System, 2020.
ABSTRACT_TEXT This data set contains EDITED data from Rosetta RPC-LAP, acquired during the STEINS FLY-BY mission phase where the primary target was the asteroid 2867 STEINS. It contains uncalibrated raw data, i.e. the digital output of the instrument.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME ERIK P G JOHANSSON
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