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• Preface
  • Mission Background
  • Ulysses Scientific Payload
  • Fundamental Technologies Responsibilities
  • Acknowledgments
  • HISCALE Team Picture
  • HISCALE Team Roster
  • Photo of the Ulysses spacecraft
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Chapter One: Purposes of This Document
  • 1.1 Scientific Objectives
  • 1.2 List of References and Source Documents
  • 1.3 Summary of Instrument Characteristics
• Chapter Two: HISCALE Data File Descriptions and Overview
  • 2.1 HISCALE Data Processing Steps
  • 2.2 Experiment Data Record (Level 0)
    • 2.2.1 EDR SIS VOLDESC.SFD File
    • 2.2.2 EDR Data Block Format Specifications
    • 2.2.3 EDR Processing
    • 2.2.4 Lanzerotti (LAN) Experiment
    • 2.2.5 Ground Monitor Records
    • 2.2.6 Binary Epoch Standard Time
    • 2.2.7 EDR/MDR Format Layout
    • 2.2.8 Data Specifications for HISCALE/EPAM Conversion of ARCGEN
  • 2.3 HISCALE Level 1 Files
    • 2.3.1 Programming Summary of Record Type and Variables
    • 2.3.2 ISPM LAN Record Header Definition
    • 2.3.3 ISPM Lan Rate Block
    • 2.3.4 Lan Pulse Height Archive Block
    • 2.3.5 Lan MFSA Block Definition
    • 2.3.6 ISPM Lan File Trailer Definition
  • 2.4 Common Data File
• Chapter Three: HISCALE Ground Data Processing and Software
  • Monthly Processing and Shipment of Data
  • Legacy Software and Procedures
    • ARCGEN Processing
    • Auto Processing
    • Program and Procedure Library
    • Procedures
    • Directory Structure
• Chapter Four: Instrument Details
• 4.1 System Block Diagrams and General Features
• 4.2 Mechanical Features
  • 4.2.1 Compilation of Useful Mechanical Drawings and Instruments
  • 4.2.2 Absorber Foil Data
• 4.3 Analog Electronics
• 4.4 Passband Data and Calculated Responses
  • 4.4.1 Deflected Electron Passband
• 4.5 Data System
  • 4.5.1 Requirements, Characteristics, and Features
  • 4.5.2 Data System Software
  • 4.5.3 Format
  • 4.5.4 Science Data Format
  • 4.5.5 Status
  • 4.5.6 Output Ports
  • 4.5.7 Analog Housekeeping MUX
  • 4.5.8 Spectrum Accumulator Data
  • 4.5.9 Output Sequence
  • 4.5.10 Rate and Composition Aperture Data
  • 4.5.11 Sectoring
  • 4.5.12 Sun Pulse Timing Data
  • 4.5.13 Digital Housekeeping Data
  • 4.5.14 Data Processing
  • 4.5.15 Timing
  • 4.5.16 Commands
  • 4.5.17 Operation
• 4.6 Validity Checks of the LAN Data Stream
• 4.7 Spin Reference Pulse
  • 4.7.1 Sun Sensor Configuration
  • 4.7.2 Sun Sensor Electronics
  • 4.7.3 AME Sun Sensor Conditioning Electronics
  • 4.7.4 Onboard Generation of the SRP
  • 4.7.5 Onboard Generation of the Spin Segment Clock
  • 4.7.6 Reconstitution on Ground of the SRP
  • 4.7.7 Error on the SRP Determination
• 4.8 Calibrations
  • 4.8.1 Preflight Calibration with Electron Beams
  • 4.8.2 Preflight Calibrations with Ion Beams
• 4.9 Modeling of the Magnetic Electron Deflection System
  • 4.9.1 Without Scattering
  • 4.9.2 With Scattering (Xiaodong Hong Thesis, Appendix 10
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• 4.10 Many-fold Coincidence Pileup in Silicon Detectors: Solar X-Ray Response of Charged Particle Detector Systems for Space (manuscript by Nikitin et al.)
• 4.11 Calculated Responses of HISCALE Sensors to Ulysses RTG Radiation
  • 4.11.1 Introduction
  • 4.11.2 Method
  • 4.11.3 The Simulation
  • 4.11.4 Conclusions
• 4.12 Calculated Responses of HISCALE Sensors to Omnidirectionally Penetrating Galactic Cosmic Rays
  • 4.12.1 Numerical Simulation of HISCALE Response to Galactic Cosmic Rays
• 4.13 Summary of HISCALE 4-pi Viewing and Sectoring Relationships
• 4.14 Calculation of Geometrical Factors Including the Effect of Vignetting
• 4.15 RTG Radiation Background Tests
• 4.16 Calibration of Analog Housekeeping Data
• Chapter Five: Inflight Performance
  • 5.1 Backgrounds
    • 5.1.1 Introduction
    • 5.1.2 Method
    • 5.1.3 Summary
  • 5.2 Cover Close Calibrations
    • 5.2.1 Introduction
    • 5.2.2 Typical Signatures
    • 5.2.3 PHA Analysis
    • 5.2.4 MFSA Analysis
    • 5.2.5 Cover Close/Open Timings
    • 5.2.6 Helium Over the Solar Poles
  • 5.3 In-Flight Calibration Sources
  • 5.4 Determination of HISCALE MFSA Background Rates Using IMP-8 Monitored Omnidirectional Galactic Cosmic Rays (PDF document)
  • 5.5 Technical White Paper for the Ulysses HISCALE Background Rate Software (PDF document)
• Appendix 1 - HISCALE I/O Library
• A1.1 Introduction
• A1.2 Building and Installing
  • A1.2.1 Unix and Linux
  • A1.2.2 VMS
  • A1.2.3 Windoze, MacOs, etc.
• A1.3 The Utilities
  • A1.3.1 hstrans
  • A1.3.2 lanmap
  • A1.3.3 cdfmap, cdfmagmap
  • A1.3.4 hsfix
• A1.4 Subroutines
  • A1.4.1 open_lanfile
  • A1.4.2 close_lanfile
  • A1.4.3 read_lanfile
  • A1.4.4 write_lanfile
  • A1.4.5 err_lanfile
  • A1.4.6 map_lanfile
  • A1.4.7 seek_lanfile
  • A1.4.8 rename_lanfile
  • A1.4.9 vers_lanfile
• A1.5 Odd Notes
• Appendix 2 - User's Guide to LAN360
• A.2.1 Description of Inputs
  • A2.1.1 Coordinate System
  • A2.1.2 Layout for Electron and Proton Plots
  • A2.1.3 Layout for WART Plots
  • A2.1.4 Time Series Plot
• A.2.2 Available Channels
• A.2.3 Anisotropy Calculation
  • A2.3.1 Getting the Electron Data
  • A2.3.2 Getting the Proton Data
  • A2.3.3 Getting the WART Data
  • A2.3.4 Scaling
  • A2.3.5 Smoothing
  • A2.3.6 Linear or Log Scaling
• A.2.4 Magnetic Field
• A.2.5 LEMS and LEFS Differences
  • A2.5.1 Electron Fill
• A.2.6 Other Features
• A.2.7 Additional Information
• Appendix 3 - Common Data File:  Rules and User's Guide
• A3.1 General
  • A3.1.1 Definition and Purpose of CDF
  • A3.1.2 Rules for CDF Use
• A3.2 CDF Contents and Products
  • A3.2.1 CDF Data Channels
  • A3.2.2 CDF Plots
• A3.3 Reference Documents
• Appendix A: PI Comments/Explanations and Caveats
• Appendix B: Acronyms
• Appendix C: Ulysses Agreements on Data Rights
• Appendix 4 - SIS Common Data File
• A4.1 General Description
  • A4.1.1 Overview
  • A4.1.2 Scope
  • A4.1.3 Applicable Documents
  • A4.1.4 Subsystem Site
  • A4.1.5 Assumptions and Constraints
• A4.2 Interface Characteristics
  • A4.2.1 Hardware Characteristics and Limitations
  • A4.2.2 Failure Protection, Detection, and Recovery Procedures
• A4.3 Access
• A4.4 Detailed Interface Specifications
• A4.5 CDF Data Record Format Specifications
  • A4.5.1 Data Overview
  • A4.5.2 CDF Processing
  • A4.5.3 File 1
  • A4.5.4 File 2
• A4.6 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Appendix 5 - Running the LAN Production
• A5.1 ARCGEN
  • A5.1.1 Overview
• A5.2 ARCDUMP
  • A5.2.1 Overview
• A5.3 ARCLOG
  • A5.3.1 Overview
• A5.4 ARCSTAT
  • A5.4.1 Overview
• A5.5 ARCSYN
  • A5.5.1 Overview
• A5.6 STATMRG
  • A5.6.1 Overview
• A5.7 SYNCHK
  • A5.7.1 Overview
• LAN Pulse Height Archive Block Updates
• Appendix 6 - Quality Controlled Averaging
• Appendix 7 - LAN EDR Interface Specification
• A7.1 Detailed Interface Specifications: Structure and Organization Overview
• A7.2 Substructure Definition and Format
  • A7.2.1 SFDU Headers
• A7.3 EDR Data Block Format Specifications: Data Overview
• A7.4 EDR Processing
  • A7.4.1 Spacecraft Clocks and Counters
  • A7.4.2 Science Data Extraction Procedure
• A7.5 Lanzerotti (LAN) Experiment
• A7.6 Binary Epoch Standard Time
• A7.7 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
• A7.8 Magnetic Tape Label Specifications
  • A7.8.1 Structure and Organization Overview
  • A7.8.2 Magnetic Label Substructure Definition
  • A7.8.3 Science Data File Definition
  • A7.8.4 Trailer Label Definition
• A7.9 Physical Tape Label Specifications
• Appendix 8 - Supplementary Experiment Data Records
• A8.1 General Description
  • A8.1.1 Overview
  • A8.1.2 Scope
  • A8.1.3 Applicable Documents
  • A8.1.4 System Site
  • A8.1.5 Assumptions and Constraints
• A8.2 Interface Characteristics
  • A8.2.1 Hardware Characteristics and Limitations
  • A8.2.2 Volume and Size
  • A8.2.3 Interface Medium Characteristics
  • A8.2.4 Failure Protection, Detection, and Recovery Procedures
• A8.3 Access
  • A8.3.1 Programs Using the Interface Data
  • A8.3.2 Synchronization Considerations
• A8.4 Detailed Interface Specification
  • A8.4.1 Overview of Structure and Organization
  • A8.4.2 Substructure Definition and Format
• A8.5 Glossary
• A8.6 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Appendix 9 - Geometric Factor Study for the Deflected and Unscattered Electrons of HISCALE (Buckley MS Thesis)
• A9.1 Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • A9.1.1 Ulysses Spacecraft
• A9.2 Chapter 2 - The Geometric Factor and Fluxes
• A9.3 Chapter 3 - The Specific Problem
  • Step One: Modeling the Detector and Telescope
  • Step Two: Modeling the Magnetic Field
  • Step Three: Determining the Solid Angle of Electron Trajectories that Escape the Sensor System
  • Step Four: Repeat for Selected Energies
• A9.4 Chapter 4 - Results
  • A9.4.1 Testing Results with Experimental Data
• A9.5 Appendix: Listing of Coordinate Labels and Plane Coefficients
• A9.6 Appendix: Listing of Coordinate Starting Points and DA Areas
• A9.7 Appendix: Magnetic Field Models
  • A9.7.1 Program C.1, Common for Trials 6 and 10
  • A9.7.2 Program C.2, Common for Trials 4 and 11
  • A9.7.3 Program C.3, Common for Trials 5 and 12
  • A9.7.4 Program C.4, Common for Trials 3 and 13
• A9.8 Appendix: Number of Particles Escaped for Each DA
• A9.9 Appendix: Trajectories of Escaping Particles
• A9.10 Appendix: Passband Adjustment
• A9.11 Appendix: Calibration of Electron Efficiencies
• A9.12 Appendix: Adapting This Method to the Next Instrument
  • A9.12.1 Software Overview
  • A9.12.2 Geometry
  • A9.12.3 Magnetic Field
  • A9.12.4 Tracing Out Trajectories
  • A9.12.5 Graphics Programs
• A9.13 Appendix: Computer Programs
  • Program I.1 TRAJ6PT
  • Program I.2 CHECHITSEN1
  • Program I.3 FDMOD1
  • Program I.4 TDHPCG
  • Program I.5 TIMER
  • Program I.6 TRACKSUB5
  • Program I.7 TRAJRT2BDET
  • Program I.8 DMAIN1
  • Program I.9 DMAINTESTIN1
  • Program I.10 PLOTR4MYY1
  • Program I.11 TRAJ2PT
  • Program I.12 TRACKSUB1
  • Program I.13 TRAJRT1BDET
  • Program I.14 POLY
  • Program I.15 SKIP.COM
  • Program I.16 FACTOR
  • Program I.17 FDLNGEOM
  • Program I.18 FDLNCOORPRO
  • Program I.19 FDLNFOUR
  • Program I.20 FDLNCOOR43
  • Program I.21 AREA
  • Program I.22 BFIELD.DAT
• Appendix 10 - Effect of Backscattered Electrons on the Geometric Factors of the LEMS30 Telescope (Hong MS Thesis)
• A10.1 Chapter 1 - HISCALE Instrumentation
  • A10.1.1 Introduction
• A10.2 Chapter 2 - Geometric Factor
  • A10.2.1 Modelling of Electron Backscattering
• A10.3 Chapter 3 - Numerical Procedure
• A10.4 Chapter 4 - Results and Discussion
• A10.5 Appendix: Backscattering Coefficients
• A10.6 Appendix: Geometric Factor Approximation
• A10.7 Appendix: Equations
• A10.8 Appendix: Explanations of Programming Code
• A10.9 Appendix: Number of Escapes
• A10.10 Appendix: Trajectories of the Escaped Electrons
• A10.11 Appendix: Source Code
  • TRAJ4PT.FOR
  • CHECHITSEN4.FOR
  • REFSUB4.FOR
  • TRAJRT4BDET.FOR
  • TRAJRT4.FOR
  • TRAJ3PT.FOR
    • Subroutines OUTP and OUTP1.FOR
  • FACTORD
  • GCOM.FOR
• Appendix 11 - HISCALE IDL Display System (IDL_HS)
• A11.1 User's Guide
  • A11.1.1 Introduction
  • A11.1.2 Available Procedures
  • A11.1.3 The Widget Interface
  • A11.1.4 Environment Variables (Logical Names)
• A11.2 Reference
• A11.2.1 Introduction
• A11.2.2 Procedures
• A11.2.3 Common Blocks
  • Universal Blocks
  • Blocks for PLOT_RATES
  • RAW_EPHEM
  • Blocks for PLOT_CDF
  • Blocks for MOVIE
  • Blocks for PLOT_SPECT
  • Blocks for PLOT_PAD
  • Blocks for PLOT_MAG
  • Blocks for PLOT_UDS
  • The Private Widget Blocks
• A11.2.4 Structure Tags
  • ULA Structures
  • CDF Structures
• A11.2.5 The Xmanager Names
• Appendix 12 - User's Guide for Ulysses DataSystem
• A12.1 Preface: "Rules of the Road" for Using the UDS
• A12.2 Introduction
  • A12.2.1 Scope of the User's Guide
  • A12.2.2 Document Structure
• A12.3 Location and Content of UDS Files
  • A12.3.1 Overview
  • A12.3.2 VHM/FGM
  • A12.3.3 SWICS
  • A12.3.4 EPAC
  • A12.3.5 HISCALE
  • A12.3.6 COSPIN
• A12.4 Appendix: UDS Access
• A12.5 Appendix: Basic VMS Commands
• Appendix 13 - LAN Microfiche Graphics Produced at CNES (obsolete; not available on this website)
• Appendix 14 - LAN EDR Record Map
• Appendix 15 - Validity Checks of LAN Data Stream
• Appendix 16 - LAN PHA Documentation
• A16.1 Introduction
• A16.2 Inputs
  • A16.2.1 LAN Archive File
  • A16.2.2 Control Parameters
  • A16.2.3 PHA Map
  • A16.2.4 Channel Map
• A16.3 Outputs
  • A16.3.1 Track File
  • A16.3.2 Pulse File
  • A16.3.3 MFSA File
• A16.4 Processing
  • A16.4.1 Setup
  • A16.4.2 Read and Selection of LAN Archive Records
  • A16.4.3 Track Processing
  • A16.4.4 Pulse Processing
  • A16.4.5 MFSA Processing
• A16.5 Displays and Plots
  • A16.5.1 Track Data Set Analysis
  • A16.5.2 Pulse Data Set Analysis
  • A16.5.3 MFSA Data Set Analysis
• A16.6 Track Files -- A Major Revision
  • A16.6.1 Introduction
  • A16.6.2 The New Track Files
  • A16.6.3 Software Changes Needed
  • A16.6.1 Implications
• A16.7 PHAGEN Software
  • accum_channel_counts
  • accum_mfsa_counts
  • archiveblocks
  • bytetoi2
  • chan_to_number
  • check_butt_expose
  • comp
  • comp_history
  • constants
  • doze
  • e_nuc
  • ec_to_pulse
  • ed_to_pulse
  • err2
  • finish_mfsa
  • finish_pha
  • finish_rates
  • get_angle_inputs
  • get_angles
  • get_channel_map
  • get_comp_inputs
  • get_eppitch
  • get_erates
  • get_lan_timebounds
  • get_lan360_inputs
  • get_lanspect_inputs
  • get_mfsa_energies
  • get_next_record
  • get_p_pitch
  • get_pamaxmin
  • get_pha_map
  • get_phadmp_inputs
  • get_phagen_inputs
  • get_pitch
  • get_pitch_inputs
  • get_prates
  • get_rates
  • get_seemfsa_inputs
  • get_specplot_inputs
  • get_spectrogram_inputs
  • get_wrates
  • hdf_image_read
  • hdf_image_write
  • hostdef
  • iinstr
  • instr
  • interp
  • interp_rate
  • lan_history
  • lan360
  • lan360_history
  • lan360blocks
  • lanangles
  • lanblocks
  • lanpic
  • lanpitch
  • lansmooth
  • lanspect
  • lanspectblocks
  • lanx_cbar
  • lanx_grid
  • lanx_start
  • lanxlibdef
  • lanxsun
  • load_xlib_colors
  • makefile
  • median
  • mfs_history
  • mfsablocks
  • mfsadump
  • monday
  • move4
  • new_error_file
  • new_mfsa_file
  • new_pulse_file
  • new_rates_file
  • norm_mfsa
  • norm_pulses
  • norm_rates
  • nseemfsa
  • ointerp_rate
  • olanpic
  • olanspect
  • open_mfsa_file
  • open_pulse_file
  • open_rates_file
  • oratprint
  • paint_360
  • paint_mfsa_spect
  • paint_pitch
  • paint_spect
  • pc_to_energy
  • pd_to_energy
  • pha_history
  • phablocks
  • phadmp
  • phagen
  • pitch_init
  • plot_angles
  • plot_history
  • plot_spect
  • plot_tracks
  • print_events
  • print_mfsa
  • process_events
  • process_mfsa
  • prtpha
  • ratprint
  • read_archive
  • reset_mfsa
  • reset_pulses
  • reset_rates
  • save_head
  • sectotime
  • seemfsa
  • seepha
  • set_history
  • show_matrix
  • show_mfsa
  • specplot
  • spectime
  • spectoblocks
  • sum_mfsa
  • sum_pulses
  • time_history
  • timetosec
  • track_flux
  • trackblocks
  • trackdump
  • trans_color
  • write_hdffile
  • write_mfsa
  • write_pulses
  • write_rates
• Appendix 17 - LAN Analog Electronics Engineering Memos
• A17.1 Logarithmic Amplifier Thermal Compensation
  • A17.1.1 Summary
  • A17.1.2 Background
  • A17.1.3 Thermal Vac Test Results
  • A17.1.4 Interpretation
  • A17.1.5 Modification and Retest
  • A17.1.6 Additional Observations: The Breathing Effect
  • A17.1.7 Conclusion
• A17.2 LAN Spare - LEMS/LEFS LINEAR Offset vs. Temperature
• A17.3 LAN Spare - LEMS/LEFS LINEAR, Crosstalk in Linear Energy Channels
• A17.4 LAN Spare - LEMS/LEFS LINEAR SAMA Crosstalk
• A17.5 LAN Spare - CD Analog Crosstalk
• A17.6 Pile-up Effects in the LAN CD Analog Array
• Appendix 18 - Preliminary Solar Polar Magnet Study
• A18.1 Introduction
• A18.2 Test Set-Up
  • A18.2.1 Magnetic Field Survey
  • A18.2.2 Electron Beam
• A18.3 Data
  • A18.3.1 SST-416/APL
  • A18.3.2 SST-416/UCB
  • A18.3.3 C49/APL
  • A18.3.4 C49/MODI
  • A18.3.5 C49/MODII
• A18.4 Results
  • A18.4.1 Magnets
  • A18.4.2 Configuration
  • A18.4.3 Yoke
  • A18.4.4 Electron Beam
• A18.5 Addenda
• Appendix 19 - Heliosphere Instrument for Spectra, Composition and Anisotropy at Low Energies (manuscript by Lanzerotti et al.)
• Appendix 20 - An Analysis of Solar Energetic Particle Spectra Throughout the Inner Heliosphere (PhD dissertation by J. Douglas Patterson) (PDF file, 4163 KB)
• Additional explanations and material available in the HISCALE Data Archives:
  • Explanation of HISCALE Comma Separated Variable (CSV) Files
  • Information on HSIO v.3
  • Overview of IDL
  • The Buckley programs from Appendix 9 are available here in a zip file.
  • MFSA Background Rates for ACE/EPAM and Ulysses HISCALE (pdf file)
  • Technical White Paper for the Ulysses-HISCALE Background Rate Software (pdf file)
  • Separation of Proton and Electron Spectra for ACE/EPAM and Ulysses/HISCALE MFSA Data (pdf file)
  • User Guide to the Comma Separated Variables (CSV) HISCALE PHA Files (pdf file)
  • Explanation of HISCALE CUAF files
  • About DE
  • About LEFS60
  • About LEFS150
  • About LEMS30
  • About LEMS120
  • About W
  • About WARTD

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Updated 4/22/08, T. Hunt-Ward