Data Set Overview:The data from the ROSETTA PLASMA CONSORTIUM (RPC) FluxgateMagnetometer (MAG) was submitted by Ingo Richter (TM) for the RPCMAGteam. The PI of the team is Karl-Heinz Glassmeier.The data have been measured in the time intervals -November 22 - November 30, 2010 RPC was switched on for a S/W patch . Only Housekeeping data are available -December 6, 2010 This was the Payload Checkout #13 (PC13).The data have been measured in the time intervalsAll magnetic field data are calibrated, resampled data. That means thedata represent the 3 components of the magnetic field measured inphysical units (nT). Calibration has been applied according to theGround calibration results which means:- temperature dependent offset calibration- temperature dependent sensitivity calibration- temperature dependent misalignment calibrationData are given in different coordinates, dependent on thecalibration LEVEL. LEVEL_F : averaged data in s/c-coordinates Source of these data are either LEVEL_B data. LEVEL_G : averaged data in ECLIPJ2000-coordinates Source of these data are either LEVEL_C data.Bad vectors have been removed. Any s/c caused residual magneticfields are not eliminated. The ground temperature model for thesensor calibration has been improved (expanded for a widertemperature range down to - 130 deg C) using long term temperaturemodel obtained from flight data.The data are sorted by the sensor (OB: outboard sensor, IB:inboard sensor) and the measurement mode (M1..M6) and averageinterval (A,where n denotes the average interval in seconds).Data can uniquely be identified by their file names. Averagingmeans calculating a mean value of of the specified interval intime domain. It does not mean any mixing of data from the OB andIB sensor.Normally the OB is the Primary (Pri) and the IB is the Secondary(Sec) sensor However, this order can be toggled by TCs. Thisfeature has been tested especially and only during thecommissioning phases.In cases were the PRIMARY and SECONDARY sensor were toggled theindividual data files (OB/IB) will contain data measured withdifferent sampling rates according to the actual sampling rates ofthe PRIMARY and SECONDARY sensors. Refer to the MODE DESCRIPTIONtable below. The actual sampling rate is the only indicatorshowing which sensor is the primary and which is the secondaryone.LEVEL_H data were only generated if the signature of the Reactionwheel rotations showed up in the calibrated data. A correctioncould be achieved for only for higher frequently sampled data. Forsample rates below one Hertz the disturbing spectrum of theReaction Wheels can hardly be distinguished from the backgroundspectrum. Therefore only burst and medium mode data are corrected.Mode description::MODE SAMPLE RATE PACKET PERIOD PACKET LENGTH VECTOR RATEMinimum Mode M1 1/32 Hz 1024 s 32 Pri Vec 0.03125 vec/s 1 Sec Vec 0.000976 vec/sNormal Mode M2 1 Hz 32 s 32 Pri Vec 1 vec/s 1 Sec Vec 0.03125 vec/sBurst Mode M3 20 Hz 16 s 320 Pri Vec 20 vec/s 16 Sec Vec 1 vec/sMedium Mode M4 5 Hz 32 s 160 Pri Vec 5 vec/s 1 Sec Vec 0.03125 vec/sLow Mode M5 0.25 Hz 128 s 32 Pri Vec 0.25 vec/s 1 Sec Vec 0.007812 vec/sTest Mode M6 20 Hz 16 s 320 Pri Vec 20 vec/s 1 Sec Vec 0.0625 vec/sHK Mode 32 s 8 words 0.03125 vec/sFILENAME CONVENTION & Mode Coding:Due to operational constraints it might happen that the instrumentmode or the primary sensor has to be switched during a specificobservation.The actual mode and the primary sensor of the instrument can easilybe identified by analyzing the filename of the actual data files. Thecomplete filename convention is listed in the EAICD, chapter 3.1.4.The filenames for RESAMPLED averaged data (CLE,CLF,CLG,CLI) are codedas follows: ___A.RPCMAG yymmdd CLF IB A60 LBL CLG OB TABExample: RPCMAG040528_CLG_OB_A20.LBL RPCMAG040528_CLG_OB_A20.TABAverage denotes the time interval for one average period in seconds.Geometry Information - Coordinate System:The geometry items SC_SUN_POSITION_VECTOR SC_TARGET_POSITION_VECTOR SC_TARGET_VELOCITY_VECTORprovided in the label of the data product are relative to theECLIPJ2000 frame. This reference frame is built up by EclipticCoordinates related to Equinox of Epoch J2000.Orientation: X: Pointing from SUN to Vernal Equinoxe, Y: perpendicular to X in Ecliptic Plane, Z: Perpendicular to Ecliptic plane, pointing upThe items SUB_SPACECRAFT_LATITUDE SUB_SPACECRAFT_LONGITUDEare given in the PLANETOCENTRIC coordinate system.All these geometry parameters are computed at time t:START_TIME.Distances are given in km, angles in degrees.

This specific dataset has not been reviewed jet, but it has been generated in the same way as the dataset for the LUTETIA flyby. That LUTETIA dataset, however, has been reviewed by two independent teams in Spring 2012. After these reviews that data set has been accepted by the Planetary Science Archive(PSA)of the ESA and by the Planetary Data System(PDS) of NASA for long-term archiving. The data have been processed on best effort basis according to the procedures described in RO-IGEP-TR0028: Step by Step Calibration Procedure. Quality flags are attached for CALIBRATED and RESAMPLED data as described in the EAICD RO-IGEP-TR0009. Both of these are available in the DOCUMENT directory.