Pioneer 11 Helium Vector Magnetometer (HVM) high-resolution magnetic-field data near Jupiter and in the solar wind in System III coordinates.

The main science objectives for the Voyager Interplanetary Mission, VIM, are as follows: - investigate the structure of the solar wind magnetic fields and plasma in the inner and outer heliosphere; - conduct long term study of heliospheric evolution during different phases of the 22-year solar magnetic cycle and the 11-year solar activity cycle; - study the long term solar modulation and determine the elemental and isotopic abundances of galactic cosmic ray particles in the heliosphere; - measure radial gradients, spectra, and nuclear abundances of the anomalous component of cosmic rays from acceleration at the solar wind termination shock; - investigate local particle acceleration in the interplanetary medium from solar flare shocks and corotating interaction regions; - study propagation of solar energetic particles in the heliosphere. The average magnetic field strength produced by the spacecraft at the location of the outboard magnetometer of the dual magnetometers system on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 is about 0.1-0.2 nT, comparable to the most probable magnetic field strength in the inner heliosheath and significantly larger than the most probable magnetic field strength in the distant supersonic solar wind. The spacecraft magnetic field is a complex, time-dependent signal that must be removed from the measured magnetic field signal in order to derive the ambient magnetic fields of the solar wind and heliosheath. Corrections must also be made for spurious magnetic signals and noise associated with the telemetry system, ground tracking systems, and other factors. Extracting the signal describing the solar wind and heliosheath from the many sources of uncertainty is a complex and partly subjective process that requires understanding of the instrument and judgement based on experience in dealing with the ever-changing extraneous signals. We estimate that for the Voyager magnetic field data the 1-sigma the uncertainty of the 48-s averages for each of the components of the magnetic field BR, BT, and BN is typically +/- 0.02 nT; the uncertainty in magnitude F1 is typically +/- 0.03 nT. F1, BR, BT, and BN can differ from one another and they may vary with time, but there is no practical way to determine these uncertainties more precisely at present. References: D.B. Berdichevsky, Voyager Mission, Detailed processing of weak magnetic fields; I - Constraints to the uncertainties of the calibrated magnetic field signal in the Voyager missions, 2009; https://vgrmag.gsfc.nasa.gov/Berdichevsky-VOY_sensor_opu090518.pdf Behannon, K.W., M.H. Acuna, L.F. Burlaga, R.P. Lepping, N.F. Ness, and F.M. Neubauer, Magnetic-Field Experiment for Voyager-1 and Voyager-2, Space Science Reviews, 21 (3), 235-257, 1977. Burlaga, L.F., Merged interaction regions and large-scale magnetic field fluctuations during 1991 - Voyager-2 observations, J. Geophys. Res., 99 (A10), 19341-19350, 1994. Burlaga, L.F., N.F. Ness, Y.-M. Wang, and N.R. Sheeley Jr., Heliospheric magnetic field strength and polarity from 1 to 81 AU during the ascending phase of solar cycle 23, J. Geophys. Res., 107 (A11), 1410, 2002. Ness, N., K.W. Behannon, R. Lepping, and K.H. Schatten, J. Geophys. Res., Spacecraft studies of the interplanetary magnetic field, 76, 3564, 1971.

Pioneer 11 Vector Helium Magnetometer (HVM) data from the Saturn encounter.

We propose to observe the solar upper transition region and lower corona in Ne VII 46.5 nm with the Multi-Order Solar EUV Spectrograph (MOSES) rocket payload. The solar plasma in this temperature range, about 500,000 K, has not been imaged at rapid cadence since Skylab (Feldman, 1987). The unique observational capabilities of MOSES, demonstrated already in He II 30.4 nm, enable simultaneous imaging and measurement of line widths and doppler shifts over a large (20’ x 10’) field of view, with typical active region exposure times of 10 s. These observations will reveal the 3D dynamics of outflows and reconnection events in active regions, quiet Sun, and coronal holes. The primary objectives of this one-year proposal are (1) instrument calibration, (2) launch of the rocket in summer of 2012, and (3) data analysis, including exploration of new techniques to recover more spectral information from the MOSES data. Prior NASA funding has enabled data analysis and publication of results from the first flight, upgrades to the payload, and increased reliability of our ground support equipment. Procurement of optics to observe the Ne VII 46.5 nm line is in process. With the help of additional funding from Montana Space Grant Consortium, we have also developed an EUV calibration facility optimized for testing the MOSES payload.

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The main science objectives for the Voyager Interplanetary Mission, VIM, are as follows: - investigate the structure of the solar wind magnetic fields and plasma in the inner and outer heliosphere; - conduct long term study of heliospheric evolution during different phases of the 22-year solar magnetic cycle and the 11-year solar activity cycle; - study the long term solar modulation and determine the elemental and isotopic abundances of galactic cosmic ray particles in the heliosphere; - measure radial gradients, spectra, and nuclear abundances of the anomalous component of cosmic rays from acceleration at the solar wind termination shock; - investigate local particle acceleration in the interplanetary medium from solar flare shocks and corotating interaction regions; - study propagation of solar energetic particles in the heliosphere. The average magnetic field strength produced by the spacecraft at the location of the outboard magnetometer of the dual magnetometers system on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 is about 0.1-0.2 nT, comparable to the most probable magnetic field strength in the inner heliosheath and significantly larger than the most probable magnetic field strength in the distant supersonic solar wind. The spacecraft magnetic field is a complex, time-dependent signal that must be removed from the measured magnetic field signal in order to derive the ambient magnetic fields of the solar wind and heliosheath. Corrections must also be made for spurious magnetic signals and noise associated with the telemetry system, ground tracking systems, and other factors. Extracting the signal describing the solar wind and heliosheath from the many sources of uncertainty is a complex and partly subjective process that requires understanding of the instrument and judgement based on experience in dealing with the ever-changing extraneous signals. We estimate that for the Voyager magnetic field data the 1-sigma the uncertainty of the 48-s averages for each of the components of the magnetic field BR, BT, and BN is typically +/- 0.02 nT; the uncertainty in magnitude F1 is typically +/- 0.03 nT. F1, BR, BT, and BN can differ from one another and they may vary with time, but there is no practical way to determine these uncertainties more precisely at present. References: D.B. Berdichevsky, Voyager Mission, Detailed processing of weak magnetic fields; I - Constraints to the uncertainties of the calibrated magnetic field signal in the Voyager missions, 2009; https://vgrmag.gsfc.nasa.gov/Berdichevsky-VOY_sensor_opu090518.pdf Behannon, K.W., M.H. Acuna, L.F. Burlaga, R.P. Lepping, N.F. Ness, and F.M. Neubauer, Magnetic-Field Experiment for Voyager-1 and Voyager-2, Space Science Reviews, 21 (3), 235-257, 1977. Burlaga, L.F., Merged interaction regions and large-scale magnetic field fluctuations during 1991 - Voyager-2 observations, J. Geophys. Res., 99 (A10), 19341-19350, 1994. Burlaga, L.F., N.F. Ness, Y.-M. Wang, and N.R. Sheeley Jr., Heliospheric magnetic field strength and polarity from 1 to 81 AU during the ascending phase of solar cycle 23, J. Geophys. Res., 107 (A11), 1410, 2002. Ness, N., K.W. Behannon, R. Lepping, and K.H. Schatten, J. Geophys. Res., Spacecraft studies of the interplanetary magnetic field, 76, 3564, 1971.

Near MSI Images For Cruise Phase 1

Near MSI Images For Cruise Phase 1

Interplanetary magnetic field observations collected from magnetometer on DSCOVR satellite - unprocessed, full resolution