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ULYSSES JUPITER HISCALE LEMS 30 ION COUNTS

This data set consists of HISCALE Low-Energy Magnetic Spectrometer (LEFS) ion counts at 30 degrees from the spacecraft spin axis. These measurements were taken during the Ulysses Jupiter encounter 1991-12-31 to 1992-02-16, and include 1 hour averaged inbound cruise data (1991-12-31 to 1992-02-01), and 15 minute averaged encounter data (1992-02-02 to 1992-02-16).

MMS 2 Energetic Particle Detector, Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EPD-EIS) Energy by Time of Flight, Level 2 (L2), Burst Mode, 0.605 s Data

Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EIS) Energy by Time of Flight, Level 2, Burst Survey, 0.605 s Data. The EIS provides ion composition measurements (protons versus oxygen ions) and angular distributions over the energy range from approximately 45 to 500 keV.

MMS 3 Energetic Particle Detector, Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EPD-EIS) Pulse Height by Time of Flight, Level 2 (L2), Survey Mode, 2.42 s Data

Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EPD EIS) Pulse Height by Time of Flight, Level 2, Quick-Look Survey, 2.42 s Data. The EIS provides ion composition measurements (protons versus oxygen ions) and angular distributions over the energy range from approximately 45 to 500 keV.

MMS 3 Energetic Particle Detector, Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EPD-EIS) Electron Energy Spectra, Level 2 (L2), Survey Mode, 2.42 s Data

Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EIS) Electron Energy Spectra, Level 2, Quick-Look Survey, 2.42 s Data. The EIS provides ion composition measurements (protons versus oxygen ions) and angular distributions over the energy range from approximately 45 to 500 keV.

VG2 NEP PLS DERIVED RDR ION OUTBND MAGSHTH M-MODE 12MIN V1.0

This data set gives the best available values for ion densities, temperatures, and velocities near Neptune derived from data obtained by the Voyager 2 plasma experiment. All parameters are obtained by fitting the observed spectra (current as a function of energy) with Maxwellian plasma distributions, using a non-linear least squares fitting routine to find the plasma parameters which, when coupled with the full instrument response, best simulate the data.

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MMS 1 Fast Plasma Investigation, Dual Ion Spectrometer (FPI, DIS) Distribution Moments, Level 2 (L2), Burst Mode, 0.15 s Data

The Fast Plasma Instrument (FPI) usually Operates in Fast Survey (FS) Mode in the MMS Region Of Interest (ROI) for the current Mission Phase. Data are taken at Burst (30/150 ms for DES/DIS) Resolution in this Mode. Data are also made available at Survey (4.5 s, etc.) Resolution. Per Mission Design, not all Burst Resolution Data are downlinked, but all Survey Data are downlinked. Planning around Calibration Activities, avoidance of Earth Radiation Belts, etc., when possible, FPI usually Operates in Slow Survey (SS) Mode outside of ROI, and then only the 60 s Resolution Survey Data are available. This Product contains Results from integrating the standard Moments of Phase Space Distributions formed from the indicated Data Type (DES/DIS Burst, FS or SS). For Convenience, some additional Parameters are included to augment those most commonly found in a Moments Product of this sort, plus Time Stamps and other Annotation characterizing the State of the Instrument System at the indicated Time.

MMS 2 Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA) Ions, Level 2 (L2), Burst Mode, 0.625 s Data

Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA) Ions, Level 2, Burst Survey, 0.625 s Data. The MMS HPCA instruments measure the energy and composition of magnetospheric plasmas in the energy range from 1 eV to 40 keV. An electrostatic energy analyzer (ESA) that is optically coupled to a carbon-foil based Time-of-Flight (TOF) section comprises each HPCA. The basic HPCA data product is an array of counts for 5 ion species, at 63 energies, for each of 16 elevation anodes. Sixteen basic products, also called azimuths, are acquired every 0.625 s; half a spacecraft spin period nominally has 16 azimuths. The five ion species are protons (H+), alpha particles (He++), helium ions (He+), singly charged Oxygen (O+), and background counts.

MMS 2 Energetic Particle Detector, Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EPD-EIS) Energy by Time of Flight, Level 2 (L2), Survey Mode, 2.42 s Data

Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EIS) Energy by Time of Flight, Level 2, Quick-Look Survey, 2.42 s Data. The EIS provides ion composition measurements (protons versus oxygen ions) and angular distributions over the energy range from approximately 45 to 500 keV.

VG2 SAT PLS DERIVED ION SOLAR WIND 96SEC V1.0

This Voyagers 2 data set contains two solar wind plasma data, one spanning from August 19 to September 4 , 1981, and near encounter specific data covering August 24-25. Moment parameters are given in the broader data while the near encounter data is more detailed. The fit parameters assume a convected isotropic proton Maxwellian distribution. Use of fit parameters is recommended as these are normally more accurate. Since only the first 72 or last 72 energy/charge channels are telemetered to Earth from each M-mode spectra, derived parameters change significantly only every other set of spectra so the effective time resolution is 96 second.

MMS 3 Energetic Particle Detector, Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EPD-EIS) Energy by Time of Flight, Level 2 (L2), Burst Mode, 0.605 s Data

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GO JUP HIC DERIVED ENERGETIC ION COMPOSITION V1.0

This data set provides energetic (MeV) ion fluxes for a variety of different Z values (carbon, oxygen, sulfur) derived from the Heavy Ion Counter (HIC) instrument on the Galileo spacecraft. The data set includes all recorded intervals at Jupiter.

VOYAGER 1 SATURN PLASMA DERIVED ION FITS 96 SEC

THIS DATA SET CONTAINS THE ION PARAMETERS IN THE PLS VOLTAGE RANGE (10-5950 EV/Q) WITH FORMAL 1 SIGMA ERRORS OBTAINED FROM VOYAGER 1 DATA AT SATURN BY FITTING THE MEASURED SPECTRA WITH ISOTROPIC MAXWELLIAN DISTRIBUTIONS TO OBTAIN PLASMA DENSITIES, TEMPERATURES, AND VELOCITY. ONLY SPECTRA WHICH HAD DISTINCT CURRENT PEAKS WERE FIT. SPECTRA WERE FIT USING ONE OR TWO ION SPECIES, PROTONS AND/OR A HEAVY ION WHICH WAS TAKEN TO BE OXYGEN. OUTSIDE L~10 ION SPECTRA CHANGE RAPIDLY, SO THE VALUES IN THIS DATA SET DO NOT REPRESENT AVERAGE PLASMA CONDITIONS IN THE OUTER MAGNETOSPHERE. THE VALUES FOR POSITION AND MAGNETIC FIELD GIVEN IN THE DATA SET ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PUBLICATION. PARAMETERS WHICH ARE IDENTICALLY 0 AND HAVE UNCERTAINTIES OF 0 WERE NOT FIT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT DATA DESCRIPTION OF THIS DATA SET IS GIVEN IN RICHARDSON (1986). DATA FORMAT: EACH DATA RECORD CONSISTS OF 5+2N LINES, WHERE N IS THE NUMBER OF IONS FIT. LINE 1: S (A1, INDICATES THE START OF A NEW FIT) HRMIN(I5),SEC.MSEC(F7.3) RADIUS(F7.3),RHO(F7.3) MODE OF FITTER(I4) THIS DATA SET, INDICATING PROGRAMS INCORPORATING THE FULL RESPONSE FUNCTION OF THE INSTRUMENT FOR L MODES DATA): CHI-SQUARE FROM FIT (E7.3) TELL WHICH CHANNELS WERE FIT: CUP IDENTIFIER (A,B,C,D) (A1) NUMBER OF SETS OF CHANNELS FIT (I3) CHANNEL OF EACH SET (2-20I3): LINE 6 F (LINE IDENTIFIER) (A1) MASS, CHARGE (I3,I2) WHERE THE X* VARIABLES ARE FORMAL 1 SIGMA UNCERTAINTIES: LINE 7 NUMBER (A1, I1) 6 AND 7 REPEAT ONCE FOR EACH ION SPECIES. A CYLINDRICAL COORDINATE SYSTEM CENTERED ON THE PLANET IS USED, WITH RHO OUTWARDS FROM THE SPIN AXIS, PHI IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION, AND Z THE DISTANCE ABOVE THE EQUATOR. V'S ARE VELOCITIES IN KM/S, W'S THERMAL SPEEDS IN KM/S, AND DENSITIES IN CM-3. VALUES OF B AND POSITION INFORMATION MAY BE UNRELIABLE AND SHOULD BE VERIFIED BEFORE USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DATASET AND THE INSTRUMENT WHICH PRODUCED IT CAN BE FOUND ELSEWHERE IN THIS CATALOG. AN OVERVIEW OF THE DATA IN THIS DATA SET CAN BE FOUND IN RICHARDSON (1986) AND A COMPLETE INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION CAN BE FOUND IN BRIDGE (1977).

PSP Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) SPC Ion Charge Flux Distributions, Electrical Current versus Time and Energy-per-Charge, Level 2 (L2), 0.2185 s Data

SPC Level 2 Ion Data--------------------File Naming Format: psp_swp_spc_l2i_yyyymmdd_v01.cdfSolar Probe Cup, SPC, charge flux distributions comprise electrical current as a function of time and energy-per-charge, with appropriate instrument response elements considered and calibrations applied. This data product contains measurements of ion flux as a function of energy organized into spectra. The SPC instrument measures one-dimensional distributions with a wide field of view. Please refer to the instrument paper for details.This data set covers all periods for which the instrument was turned on and taking data in the solar wind in ion mode. This includes maneuvers affecting the spacecraft attitude and orientation.The MODE_FLAG variable contains information about the type of spectrum being measured. "Ion Full Scan" spectra are marked with MODE_FLAG.DAT = 1. These spectra comprise a broad energy range typically with lower signal-to-noise than the more frequent "Ion Peak Tracking" spectra, which are marked with MODE_FLAG.DAT equal to zero. In the most frequent operating mode, ion full scans are executed about once every 30 s or whenever the peak signal from the solar wind is poorly defined.SPC Encounter 1 Remarks-----------------------Data quality is very good for the duration of the encounter. The solar wind flow was within the optimal field of view for the SPC instrument for nearly the entire encounter. See the data flags for specific exceptions. As with all encounters, signal-to-noise is higher during ingress than egress, which is reflected in the typically smaller uncertainties and less frequent "primary peak low signal" flag events.SPC Cruise Phase Remarks------------------------Measurements recorded during cruise phase are not all transmitted to Earth. The typical return is one spectrum out of every 32.SPC Encounter 2 Remarks-----------------------Due to an erroneous setting in the operating mode for this encounter, ion full scan spectra and certain spectra immediately following ion full scans are of reduced quality. In the affected full scan spectra, the energy steps over an initial portion of the measurement spectra have zero width, i.e. the Level 2 ion variables MV_LO.DAT = MV_HI.DAT, and the corresponding measurements are purely noise. In some cases, this results in a poor determination of the proton "primary peak" energy, which renders additional subsequent full scans that follow subject to the same incompleteness. In other cases, the energy range for the subsequent "ion peak tracking mode" scan is not ideal. The affected Level 3 ion measurements have been flagged with DQF.DAT[22]=1, which stands for "energy ranging/peak tracking error" and/or set to fill. The operating mode has been revised such that future encounters will not be so affected.Parker Solar Probe SWEAP Rules of the Road------------------------------------------As part of the development of collaboration with the broader Heliophysics community, the mission has drafted a "Rules of the Road" to govern how PSP instrument data are to be used.* 1) Users should consult with the PI to discuss the appropriate use of instrument data or model results and to ensure that the users are accessing the most recently available versions of the data and of the analysis routines. Instrument team Science Operations Centers, SOCs, and/or Virtual Observatories, VOs, should facilitate this process serving as the contact point between PI and users in most cases.* 2) Users should heed the caveats of investigators to the interpretations and limitations of data or model results. Investigators supplying data or models may insist that such caveats be published. Data and model version numbers should also be specified.* 3) Browse products, Quicklook, and Planning data are not intended for science analysis or publication and should not be used for those purposes without consent of the PI.* 4) Users should acknowledge the sources of data used in all publications, presentations, and reports: "We acknowledge the NASA Parker Solar Probe Mission and the SWEAP team led by J. Kasper for use of data.".* 5) Users are encouraged to provide the PI a copy of each manuscript that uses the PI data prior to submission of that manuscript for consideration of publication. On publication, the citation should be transmitted to the PI and any other providers of data.

Wind SMS Suite SupraThermal Ion Composition Spectrometer (SMS/STICS) Energy-Resolved Pitch-Angle Distributions (ERPAs), Level 2 (L2), 30-minute Data in Solar Wind

The data include Wind STICS 30-minute Energy-Resolved Pitch-Angle Distributions (ERPAs) for selected ion species using triple coincidence (H+, He+, He2+, C5+, O+, O6+, and Fe10+) and double coincidence (H+, He+, He2+, O+, O6+) measurements in the solar wind. ERPAs organize the data by the angle relative to the magnetic field vector direction, in 7.5 degree bins. The energy separation is preserved at the native resolution of the E/q bins. For details, see https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/wind/documents/wind_stics_lv2_release_notes_revD.pdf .The Suprathermal Ion Composition Spectrometer (STICS) is a time of flight (TOF) plasma mass spectrometer, capable of identifying mass and mass per charge for incident ions up to 200 keV/e. It uses an electrostatic analyzer to admit ions of a particular energy per charge (E/Q) into the TOF chamber. The E/Q voltage is stepped through 32 values, sitting at each value for approximately 24 sec., to measure ions over the full E/Q range of 6 - 200 keV/e. Ions then pass through a carbon foil and TOF chamber, before finally impacting on a solid-state detector (SSD) for energy measurement. STICS combines these three measurements of E/Q, TOF and residual energy, producing PHA words. This triple-coincidence technique greatly improves the signal to noise ratio in the data. Measurements of E/Q and TOF without residual energy also produce PHA words. These double-coincidence measurements are characterized by better statistics since ions whose energy does not allow them to be registered by the SSD can still be counted in double-coincidence measurements. However, ion identification in double-coincidence measurements are limited to a select number of ions that are well separated in E/Q - TOF space. The STICS instrument provides full 3D velocity distribution functions, through a combination of multiple telescopes and spacecraft spin. The instrument includes 3 separate TOF telescopes that view 3 separate latitude sectors, as shown in Figure 1 (https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/wind/documents/wind_stics_lv2_release_notes_revD.pdf). In addition, the WIND spacecraft spins, allowing the 3 telescopes to trace out a nearly 4π steradian viewing area. The longitudinal sectors are shown in Figure 2. The solar direction is in sectors 8-10 while the earthward direction is in sectors 0-2.

MMS 2 Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA) Ions, Level 2 (L2), Survey Mode, 0.625 s Data

Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA) Ions, Level 2, Survey, 0.625 s Data. The MMS HPCA instruments measure the energy and composition of magnetospheric plasmas in the energy range from 1 eV to 40 keV. An electrostatic energy analyzer (ESA) that is optically coupled to a carbon-foil based Time-of-Flight (TOF) section comprises each HPCA. The basic HPCA data product is an array of counts for 5 ion species, at 63 energies, for each of 16 elevation anodes. Sixteen basic products, also called azimuths, are acquired every 0.625 s; half a spacecraft spin period nominally has 16 azimuths. The five ion species are protons (H+), alpha particles (He++), helium ions (He+), singly charged Oxygen (O+), and background counts.

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MARS EXPRESS ASPERA-3 RAW EDR ION MASS ANALYZER V1.0

This data set contains Mars Express ASPERA-3 Ion Mass Analyzer (IMA) data from launch (June 2, 2003) to the end of nominal mission (through December 2005). These data are provided in raw units of counts/accumulation.

MMS 1 Energetic Particle Detector, Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EPD-EIS) Energy by Time of Flight, Level 2 (L2), Burst Mode, 0.605 s Data

MMS 2 Energetic Particle Detector, Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EPD-EIS) Pulse Height by Time of Flight, Level 2 (L2), Burst Mode, 0.605 s Data

Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EIS) Pulse Height by Time of Flight, Level 2, Burst Survey, 0.605 s Data. The EIS provides ion composition measurements (protons versus oxygen ions) and angular distributions over the energy range from approximately 45 to 500 keV.

ULYSSES JUPITER HISCALE LEFS 150 ELECTRON/ION COUNTS

This data set consists of HISCALE Low-Energy Foil Spectrometer (LEFS) electron and ion counts at 150 degrees from the spacecraft spin axis. These measurements were taken during the Ulysses Jupiter encounter 1991-12-31 to 1992-02-16, and include 1 hour averaged inbound cruise data (1991-12-31 to 1992-02-01), and 15 minute averaged encounter data (1992-02-02 to 1992-02-16).