CRRES (Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite) SPACERAD Plasma Wave Experiment
Abstract
This document discusses the Main Electronics Package, two Electric Field Preamps and Search Coil Magnetometer. The AFGL 701 SPACERAD instrumentation on the CRRES (Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite) project. This document discusses the scientific objectives and the importance of the Plasma Wave Experiment in the CRRES SPACERAD mission and describes the instrument design rational and the instrument development philosophy. The instrument description describes the instrument commands and their verifications. This document also discusses the testing and operations of the experiment and contains a schematic drawing of the instrumentation electrons and lists of the schematics, drawings, and wiring diagrams that describe the as- built configuration of the Plasma Wave Experiment instrumentation. Problems encountered during the construction and testing of the instrument and their resolutions are discussed. Test results from already completed environmental and EMC/RFI tests have already been submitted to AFGL and to the Air Force Headquarters Space Division Space Test Program. The recertification of the calibration of the instrument is recommended in the near future under a new contract covering the re-delivery (necessitated due to the removal during the launch-delay storage period), pre-launch, and launch operations. Keywords: Plasma wave experiment; Search coil magnetometer; Passive plasma sounder; Spectrum analyzer; Sweep frequency receiver; Electric fields; Magnetic fields.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA210791
Entities
People
- Donald A. Gurnett
- Roger R. Anderson
Organizations
- University of Iowa