Data Set Information
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DATA_SET_NAME |
ULY JUP GRB SOLAR X-RAY/COSMIC GAMMA-RAY RAW COUNT RATE
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DATA_SET_ID |
ULY-J-GRB-2-RDR-RAW-COUNT-RATE-V1.0
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NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID |
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DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION |
ULY JUP GRB SOLAR X-RAY/COSMIC
GAMMA-RAY RAW COUNT RATE
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DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION |
Data Set Overview
=================
The archived data consist of count rates from the sum of two
hemispherical detectors covering 4 pi steradians and
operating continuously. The detectors are 3 mm thick CsI
scintillators coupled to photomultiplier tubes. The nominal
energy range is 25-150 keV, but the below table should
be consulted to find the accurate thresholds for any day of
the mission. A more complete description of the instrument may
be found in [HURLEYETAL1992] and [COTINETAL1983]. Although the
prime objectives of this investigation are the study of solar
and cosmic x- and gamma-ray bursts, it should be noted that the
experiment is also sensitive to solar protons and electrons.
The former deposit energy directly in the scintillator if they
are energetic enough, while the latter may produce x- radiation
locally by bremsstrahlung. Thus although the counting rates are
generally stable at about 500 c/s over the long term, there are
periods of weeks to a month or so when the rates increase
considerably due to particles. Examples may be found in March
1991 (solar protons) and February 1992 (particles in the Jovian
magnetosphere). The time resolution of the data takes on one
of four values depending on the telemetry rate and instrument
operating mode: 0.25, 0.5, 1, or 2 seconds.
YEAR DAY LOWER THRESHOLD UPPER THRESHOLD KEV/CHANNEL
1992 22 16.11 161.10 10.07
1992 25 16.04 160.42 10.03
1992 26 15.98 159.83 9.99
1992 27 16.23 163.38 10.15
1992 28 15.99 159.95 10.00
1992 47 14.89 171.77 10.74
1992 48 14.87 171.57 10.72
1992 57 24.54 167.29 10.46
Please note that this file has been converted to ASCII FORMAT
(.TAB) files at PDS/PPI Node.
The '.TAB' files contain the following columns:
TIME = spacecraft event time in the format
yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.sssZ
HEADER = Header information that is high 6 bits of binary
HEADER specification
VERSION = Version that is low order 2 bits of binary HEADER
specification
SUBHEAD = Subheader
COUNTS = Counts
INT_TIME = Integration Time
Parameters
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INSTRUMENT OPERATING MODE FOR DATA FILES:
file mode file mode
-------- -------- -------- -------
T92025 A1 T92037 A2
T92026 A1 T92038 A2
T92027 A1 T92039 A1
T92028 A1 T92040 A2
T92029 A1 T92041 A1
T92030 A1 T92042 A1
T92031 A2 T92043 A1
T92032 A2 T92044 A2
T92033 A2 T92045 A2
T92034 A2 T92046 A2
T92035 A2 T92047 A2
T92036 A2 T92048 A2
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DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE |
1998-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
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START_TIME |
1992-01-25T12:00:00.126Z
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STOP_TIME |
1992-02-17T11:59:59.941Z
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MISSION_NAME |
ULYSSES
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MISSION_START_DATE |
1990-10-06T12:00:00.000Z
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MISSION_STOP_DATE |
N/A (ongoing)
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TARGET_NAME |
JUPITER
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TARGET_TYPE |
PLANET
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INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID |
ULY
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INSTRUMENT_NAME |
SOLAR X-RAY/COSMIC GAMMA-RAY BURST
INSTRUMENT
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INSTRUMENT_ID |
GRB
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INSTRUMENT_TYPE |
GAMMA-RAY BURST DETECTOR
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NODE_NAME |
Planetary Plasma Interactions
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ARCHIVE_STATUS |
ARCHIVED
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CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE |
Confidence Level Overview
=========================
Data rate changes produce short spikes in the count rates due
to a processing artifact. These can in principle be corrected
if the data are scanned and the rate changes are identified;
the count rate spikes can then be adjusted to their correct
values. There are also short (one sample long) count rate
dropouts, due to an artifact of the onboard software.
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CITATION_DESCRIPTION |
Williams, R., ULY JUP GRB SOLAR
X-RAY/COSMIC GAMMA-RAY RAW COUNT RATE,
ULY-J-GRB-2-RDR-RAW-COUNT-RATE-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System,
1998
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ABSTRACT_TEXT |
The archived data consist of count
rates from the sum of two hemispherical
detectors covering 4 pi steradians and
operating continuously. The detectors
are 3 mm thick CsI scintillators
coupled to photomultiplier tubes. The
nominal energy range is 25-150 keV, but
the below table should be consulted to
find the accurate thresholds for any day
of the mission. Although the prime
objectives of this investigation are the
study of solar and cosmic x- and
gamma-ray bursts, it should be noted
that the experiment is also sensitive
to solar protons and electrons. The
former deposit energy directly in the
scintillator if they are energetic
enough, while the latter may produce
x- radiation locally by bremsstrahlung.
Thus although the counting rates are
generally stable at about 500 c/s over
the long term, there are periods of
weeks to a month or so when the rates
increase considerably due to particles.
Examples may be found in March 1991
(solar protons) and February 1992
(particles in the Jovian magnetosphere).
The time resolution of the data takes
on one of four values depending on the
telemetry rate and instrument operating
mode: 0.25, 0.5, 1, or 2 seconds.
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PRODUCER_FULL_NAME |
ROGER WILLIAMS
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SEARCH/ACCESS DATA |
Planetary Plasma Interactions Website
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