Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME ROSETTA-ORBITER CAL ALICE 2 CR4A V1.0
DATA_SET_ID RO-CAL-ALICE-2-CR4A-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID NULL
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION Uncalibrated instrument data from the Rosetta Orbiter ALICE instrument during the Cruise 4A mission phase.
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION
Required Reading
  ================
 
    The format of all Alice data are described in detail by the EAICD
    document located in the /DOCUMENT directory. In addition, the
    Rosetta Alice logbook file, RA_LOGBOOK_NNN.ASC, also located in
    the DOCUMENT directory provides observational details such as
    observation target, commanded exposure time, etc., for all Alice
    data. The Alice team strongly recommends reading this
    documentation before using the data.
 
 
  Data Set Overview
  =================
 
    This data set contains uncalibrated data acquired by the Rosetta
    Orbiter ALICE UV Spectrometer during the Cruise 4A mission
    phase. All data were obtained as part of the Active Checkout PC8
    which occurred during this mission phase. A detailed listing of
    all Alice observations is given in the observation log file
    located in the DOCUMENT directory.
 
    The following operations took place during the period covered by
    this data set:
 
# Payload Checkout #8 (PC8)
# 2008 July 5-27
# Alice activity overview:
# * 2008 Jul 05 01:15 - AL01 (passive checkout; 2 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 05 03:20 - AL02 (decontamination; 25 hr, 22hr heater +
 3hr cooldown)
# * 2008 Jul 06 04:30 - AL09A (Service 19 test with GIADA; 1.5 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 11 16:55 - AL05 (Blank Sky field #2; 24 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 12 18:10 - AL06A, AL03A, AL08A (Vega cal; 3 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 12 22:20 - AL06B, AL03B, AL08B (alp Gru cal; 3 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 13 03:00 - AL06E, AL03E, AL08E (HD 93521 cal; 12 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 13 19:35 - AL07 (dark calibration; 3 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 19 15:30 - AL_ICE, AL_ICS (interference campaign;
 infrequently over a period of ~8.5 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 20 22:30 - AL99A (flight software patch, v2.06; ~50 min)
# * 2008 Jul 26 10:05 - AL99B (validation test of flight software
 patch, v2.06; 2 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 26 14:05 - AL09A (Service 19 test with ROSINA; 1.5 hr)
# * 2008 Jul 26 15:40 - AL02 (decontamination; 25 hr, 22hr heater +
 3hr cooldown)
 
 
  Processing
  ==========
 
    The data in this data set are uncalibrated, CODMAC Level 2
    data. As such, corrections for detector dead time, dark counts,
    flatfield, and effective area have not been applied.
 
  Data
  ====
 
    The data are in FITS format and text format. Each FITS file has a
    detached PDS label so that they can be read either by FITS or PDS
    tools. A detailed description of the data format is given in the
    ALICE EAICD document located in the DOCUMENT directory of this
    data set.
 
 
  Ancillary Data
  ==============
    No ancillary data included in this data set.
 
 
  Coordinate System
  =================
 
   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 frame of J2000.
 
   SUB_SPACECRAFT_LATITUDE, SUB_SPACECRAFT_LONGITUDE are given in the
   PLANETOGRAPHIC coordinate system. These parameters are computed at
   time t=START_TIME. Distances are given in km, angles in degrees.
 
 
  Software
  ========
    All FITS readers should be able to successfully read the data.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2009-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 2008-07-05T01:18:10.065Z
STOP_TIME 2008-07-26T03:20:16.697Z
MISSION_NAME INTERNATIONAL ROSETTA MISSION
MISSION_START_DATE 1995-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE N/A (ongoing)
TARGET_NAME CALIBRATION
TARGET_TYPE CALIBRATION
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID RO
INSTRUMENT_NAME ALICE
INSTRUMENT_ID ALICE
INSTRUMENT_TYPE ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETER
NODE_NAME Small Bodies
ARCHIVE_STATUS ARCHIVED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE
Confidence Level Overview
  =========================
 
    Data confidence is nominal, meaning that all data have been
    validated by the Alice team and found as expected. Any exceptions
    are noted by the DATA_QUALITY field in the label files.
 
 
  Review
  =====
 
 
 
  Data Coverage and Quality
  =========================
 
    Data quality is good unless otherwise noted by the DATA_QUALITY
    keyword.
 
 
  Limitations
  ===========
    These data have not been calibrated
CITATION_DESCRIPTION Parker, J.Wm., et al., ROSETTA-ORBITER CAL ALICE 2 CR4A V1.0 RO-CAL-ALICE-2-CR4A-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 2009.
ABSTRACT_TEXT This data set contains CODMAC level 2 data acquired by the Rosetta Orbiter ALICE UV Spectrometer during the Cruise 4A mission phase, which occurred during July 2008.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME ANDREW J. STEFFL
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