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PSP FIELDS Digital Fields Board (DFB) AC-coupled Differential Voltage, V3-V4 Antennae, Dipole Mode, Spectra, High Gain, Sensor coordinates, Level 2 (L2), 0.873813 s Data
https://doi.org/10.48322/52bj-8b73
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PSP FIELDS Digital Fields Board, DFB, dV34hg data:
The DFB is the low frequency, less than 75 kHz, component of the FIELDS experiment on the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft, see reference [1] below. For a full description of the FIELDS experiment, see reference [2]. For a description of the DFB, see reference [3].
DFB AC spectra data consist of power spectral densities as a function of frequency and time. These spectra are averaged over both frequency and time as described in [3]. The spectra have pseudo-logarithmically spaced frequency bins with the bin central frequencies reported in the metadata. The AC spectra are duty-cycled such that spectral averaging takes place over the first 1/8 of any given NYsecond when the data cadence is equal to one NYsecond. Less data are averaged by a factor of 2^N for data cadences that are faster than one NYsecond by 2^N. For cadences slower than one NYsecond, the first 1/8 of each NYsecond of data included are averaged together to construct the reported data.
The Level 2 data products contained in this data file have been calibrated for:
* 1) The Hanning window used in the spectral calculation
* 2) DFB in-band gain
* 3) DFB analog filter gain response
* 4) DFB digital filter gain response
* 5) The search coil preamplifier response, when applicable
* 6) The bandwidth of each spectral bin
Note that compensation for the DFB digital filters will introduce a non-physical positively sloped power trend at high frequencies when the non-corrected signal is dominated by noise. This effect should be examined carefully when determining spectral slopes and features at the highest frequencies. Calibrations for the FIELDS preamplifiers have not been implemented as the preamplifier response is flat and equal to one through the DFB frequency range. Corrections for plasma sheath impedance gain and antenna effective length have not been applied to voltage sensor signals. These corrections will be applied in the Level 3 DFB data products. Therefore, all voltage sensor quantities when present in these Level 2 data products are expressed by using units of Volts squared per Hertz. Likewise, all magnetic field quantities when present in these Level 2 data product are expressed by using units of nanoTesla squared per Hertz.
The Level 2 data products contained in this data file are expressed in sensor coordinates: e.g. dV12, dV34 for voltage measurements. For solar orbits 1 and 2, the search coil magnetometer spectral data are rotated into a non-intuitive coordinate system with components [d,e,f]. For solar orbits 3 and beyond, the magnetic field spectral data are in expressed in search coil magnetometer sensor coordinates with components [u,v,w].
To rotate from [d,e,f] coordinates into [u,v,w] search coil sensor coordinates, use the following matrix, written in IDL notation, and the following equation: spectra_uvw_vector = R ## spectra_def_vector.
R = [[ 0.46834856, -0.81336422 , 0.34509170]
[ -0.66921924, -0.071546954, 0.73961249]
[ -0.57688408, -0.57733845 , -0.57782790]]
The time resolution of the DFB AC spectral data can vary by multiples of 2^N. During encounter when PSP is within 0.25 AU of the Sun, the DFB AC spectra data cadence is typically NYsecond NYsecond [2]. Timestamps correspond to the center time of each window.
References:
* 1) Fox, N.J., Velli, M.C., Bale, S.D. et al., Space Sci Rev (2016) 204:7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s1121401502116
* 2) Bale, S.D., Goetz, K., Harvey, P.R. et al., Space Sci Rev (2016) 204:49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s1121401602445
* 3) Malaspina, D.M., Ergun, R.E., Bolton, M. et al., JGR Space Physics (2016), 121, 5088-5096. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JA022344
Please acknowledge S.D. Bale for use of the Data
Bale, Stuart D; Malaspina, David M; Goodrich, Katherine A; Pulupa, Marc; Quinn, Timothy; Schroeder, Peter
2020-01-01T00:00:00
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PSP FIELDS Instrument Suite, Space Science Review Publication
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, FIELDS Instrument Suite Description: Bale, S.D., Goetz, K., Harvey, P.R. et al., The FIELDS Instrument Suite for Solar Probe Plus, Space Sci Rev 204, 49-82 (2016)
PSP FIELDS Instrument Suite, Digital Fields Board, JGR Space Physics Publication
https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JA022344
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, FIELDS Instrument Suite, Digital Fields Board, DFB, Description: Malaspina, D.M., Ergun, R.E., Bolton, M. et al., The Digital Fields Board for the FIELDS Instrument Suite on the Solar Probe Plus Mission: Analog and Digital signal Processing, JGR Space Physics, 121, 5088-5096 (2016)
PSP FIELDS Instrument Suite, Data Description, SOC Web Site, UC Berkeley
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/data/
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, FIELDS Instrument Suite, Data Description and Access, Spacecraft Operations Center, SOC, Web Site, UC Berkeley
PSP FIELDS Instrument Suite, Rules of the Road, SOC Web Site, UC Berkeley
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/rules/
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, FIELDS Instrument Suite, Rules of the Road, Spacecraft Operations Center, SOC, Web Site, UC Berkeley
PSP Mission Overview, APL, JHU
http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/index.php
Parker Solar Probe, PSP, Mission Overview, hosted by the Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 5.1
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2020/10/release-notes-for-psp-fields-release-5-1/
PSP/FIELDS data release 5.1, on October 19, 2020, updates the dfb_dbm_scm and dfb_wf_dvdc data types to version 3. The new data versions contain significant corrections to the previously released data.
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 7
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2021/04/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-7/
PSP/FIELDS data release 7, on April 4, 2021, includes data from PSP Encounter 6 (September 2020). All data up to and including December 2020 are now publicly available. For this data release, all DFB cross spectra have been reprocessed (with a new version number), and a subset of MAG data has also been reprocessed (with a new version number).
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 8
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2021/06/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-8/
PSP/FIELDS data release 8, on June 28, 2021, includes survey data from PSP Encounter 7 and Venus Gravity assist 4. Several data sets have been updated in release 8.
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 9
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2021/10/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-9/
PSP/FIELDS Data Release 9, on October 29, 2021, includes select data from Encounter 7 (perihelion January 2021), and survey and select data from Encounter 8 (perihelion April 2021).
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 10
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2022/02/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-10/
PSP/FIELDS Data Release 10, on February 7, 2022, includes survey and select data from Encounter 9 (perihelion August 2021).
Release notes for PSP/FIELDS data release 11
https://fields.ssl.berkeley.edu/2022/04/release-notes-for-psp-fields-data-release-11/
PSP/FIELDS Data Release 11, on April 25, 2022, includes survey and select data from Encounter 10 (perihelion November 2021), and survey and select data from Venus Gravity Assist 5 (October 2021).
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InstrumentStatus
Waves.Passive
2018-10-06T00:00:00.000
-P6M
PT0.873813S
Heliosphere
Heliosphere.Inner
Heliosphere.NearEarth
Sun.Corona
Epoch Time, TT2000, DFB, AC Differential Voltage, V3-V4, HG, Sensor coordinates Spectra
epoch_ac_spec_dV34hg
Epoch Time Tags in Terrestrial Time 2000, TT2000, for Digital Fields Board, DFB, AC-coupled Differential Voltage, V3-V4 Antennae, High Gain, Sensor coordinates Spectra
This Parameter exhibits an increasing Monotonic Progression
PT0.873813S
ns
1.0e-9>s
epoch
I22
6.3705981819904e+13
6.3706068219904e+13
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
2050-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
Temporal
DFB, Spectra, Frequency Bins for AC Differential Voltage, V3-V4, HG, Sensor coordinates
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_AC_SPEC_DV34HG
psp_fld_l2_dfb_ac_spec_dV34hg_frequency_bins
FIELDS Digital Fields Board, DFB, Frequency Bins for Spectra, AC-coupled Differential Voltage, V3-V4 Antennae, High Gain, Sensor coordinates
PT0.873813S
Hz
frequency
F8.1
LogScale
54
366.211
72656.2
-1.0e+31
Array
Other
psp_fld_l2_dfb_ac_spec_dV34hg
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_AC_SPEC_DV34HG
psp_fld_l2_dfb_ac_spec_dV34hg
L2 Power Spectra for channel DV34HG
PT0.873813S
V^2/Hz
Spectrogram
PSD
F12.3
LogScale
54
0.0
122880.0
-1.0e+31
Array
CrossSpectrum
ACElectricField
DFB, Spectra, Saturation Flags for AC Differential Voltage, V3-V4, HG, Sensor coordinates
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_AC_SPEC_DV34HG
psp_fld_l2_dfb_ac_spec_dV34hg_saturation_flags
FIELDS Digital Fields Board, DFB, Saturation Flags for Spectra, AC-coupled Spectra, Differential Voltage, V3-V4 Antennae, High Gain, Sensor coordinates
FIELDS Level 2 DFB Saturation Flag Values: 0=Spectra unsaturated, 1=Spectra saturated
PT0.873813S
TimeSeries
I8
LinearScale
0
1
-32768
Scalar
InstrumentMode
Epoch Time, TT2000, FIELDS Data Quality Flags
epoch_quality_flags
Epoch Time Tags in Terrestrial Time 2000, TT2000, for FIELDS Instrument Suite Data Quality Flags
This Parameter exhibits an increasing Monotonic Progression
PT0.873813S
ns
1.0e-9>s
epoch
I22
6.3705981819904e+13
6.3706068219904e+13
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
2050-01-01T00:00:00.000000000
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999
Temporal
FIELDS Data Quality Flags
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH_QUALITY_FLAGS
psp_fld_l2_quality_flags
FIELDS Instrument Suite Data Quality Flags
FIELDS quality flags: These flags are bitwise variables, meaning that multiple flags can be set simultaneously for a single time by adding flag values. Current flagged values are:
* 1: FIELDS Antenna Bias Sweep
* 2: PSP Thruster Firing
* 4: SCM Calibration
* 8: PSP Rotations for MAG Calibration, MAG Rolls
* 16: FIELDS MAG Calibration Sequence
* 32: SWEAP SPC in Electron Mode
* 64: PSP Solar Limb Sensor, SLS, Test
* 128: PSP Spacecraft is off Umbra Pointing, Heat Shield not pointed Sunward
* 256: High Frequency Noise affecting RFS and TDS Receivers
* 512: Antennas driven towards the FIELDS Power Supply Rails
A value of zero corresponds to no set flags. Not all flags are relevant to all FIELDS data products, refer to notes in the CDF metadata and on the FIELDS Satellite Operations Center, SOC, website for information on how the various flags impact FIELDS data. For more information on the quality flags describing high frequency noise and antennas driven to the rails, see release notes for PSP/FIELDS releases 8 and 9. Additional flagged items may be added in the future.
PT0.873813S
flag
I10
0
1023
4294967295
Scalar
InstrumentMode