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Ulysses HISCALE Data Analysis Handbook

 

Appendix 12. User's Guide for Ulysses Data System

 

A12.3 Location and Content of UDS Files (continued)

 

A12.3.6 COSPIN


The on-line COSPIN data are stored on node ESTSC0.

 

The measured parameters provided in the data files are ion and electron flux (or count rate) measurements.

 

These data can be accessed by registered users of the UDS account at ESTEC. The details relevant to the COSPIN data files are as follows:

 

AT

 

COSPIN-AT RECORD FORMAT (REFERENCE: A&A, 92, 2 page 382, table 5)

 

LOCATION: ESTSC0::$1$DIA2:[UDS.COSPIN.AT]UCOSATSR91080.ULY;1

 

RECORD FORMAT:

 

DIMENSION A6_13(8)
READ(1,*)IYEAR,IDOY,IHOUR,IMIN,ISEC,
.      A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6_13,A38,A39,A40
READ(1,100).....
100 FORMAT(X,I4,X,I3,3(X12),16(X,E11.4))

 

PARAMETER LIST:

 

IYEAR: year
IDOY: day of year
IHOUR: hour
IMIN: minute
ISEC: second
A1: Z>=1 (0.7-0.9 MeV)
A2: " (0.9-1.3 MeV)
A3: " (1.3-2.2 MeV)
A4: protons (2.2-3.6 MeV)
A5: " (3.6-6.6 MeV)
A6_13: Z>=1 (0.7-1.3 MeV) sectors 1 to 8
A38: Z>=2 (3.1-7.2 MeV)
A39: " (7.2-12.0 MeV)
A40: " (12.0-23.0 MeV)

 

FLUX UNITS: (/cm2/s/sr/MeV)

 

TIME RESOLUTION: 128 seconds

 

LET

 

COSPIN-LET RECORD FORMAT (REFERENCE: A&A, 92, 2 page 382, table 4)

 

LOCATION: ESTSC0::$1$DIA2:[UDS.COSPIN.LET]UCOSLETR90296.DAT;1

 

RECORD FORMAT:

 

IMPLICIT REAL(L)
DIMENSION L4_11(8),L13_20(8)
READ(1,*)IYEAR,IDOY,IHOUR,IMIN,ISEC,
.     L1,L2,L3,L4_11,L12,L13_20,L21,
.    L22,L23,L24,L25,
.     L26,L27,L28,L29,L30,L31,L32,L33
READ(1,100).....
100 FORMAT(I4,X,I3,3(X,12),33(X,G9.3))

 

PARAMETER LIST:

 

IYEAR: year
IDOY: day of year
IHOUR: hour
IMIN: minute
ISEC: second
L1: protons (0.9-1.2 MeV)
L2: "   (1.2-3.0 MeV)
L3: "   (1.8-3.8 MeV)
L4_11: "         "     sectors 1 to 8
L12: "   (3.8-8.0 MeV)
L13_20: "         "     sectors 1 to 8
L21: "   (8.0-19.0 MeV)
L22: alphas (1.0-5.0 MeV)
L23: "   (1.9-3.7 MeV)
L24: "   (3.7-8.4 MeV)
L25: "   (8.4-19.0 MeV)
L26: Li,Be,B (1.9-4.9 MeV)
L27: "   (4.9-26 MeV)
L28: C,N,O (2.6-7.1 MeV)
L29: "   (7.1-39.0 MeV)
L30: Z>=10 (3.0-9.0 MeV)
L31: 10<=Z<=20 (9.0-50 MeV)
L32: Z>=20 (12.0-75.0 MeV)
L33: electrons (0.3-1.0 MeV)

 

FLUX UNITS: (/cm2/s/sr/MeV)

 

TIME RESOLUTION: 10 minutes

 

HET

 

COSPIN-HET RECORD FORMAT (REFERENCE: A&A, 92, 2 page 383, table 7)

 

LOCATION: ESTSC0::$1$DIA2:[UDS.COSPIN.HET]UCOSHETR91080.ULY;1

 

RECORD FORMAT:

 

READ(1,*)IYEAR,IDOY,IHOUR,IMIN,
.   H1,H2,H3,H4,H5,
.   H6,H7,H8,
.   H9,H10,H11,H12,H13,
.   YEAR,DOY
READ(1,100).....
100 FORMAT(3X,I2,X,I3,2(X,I2),13(X,E10.3),X,F12.8,X,F9.5)

 

PARAMETER LIST:

 

IYEAR: year
IDOY: day of year
IHOUR: hour
IMIN: minute
H1: protons (5-14 MeV)
H2: "   (14-19 MeV)
H3: "   (24-31 MeV)
H4: "   (34-68 MeV
H5: "   (68-92 MeV)
H6: electrons (1-3 MeV)
H7: "   (5-10 MeV)
H8: "   (3-5 MeV)
H9: protons (>92 MeV)
H10: Z>=3 (26-36 MeV)
H11: Z>=3 (44-127 MeV)
H12: Z>=3 (127-173 MeV)
H13: Z>=3 (>173 MeV)
YEAR: decimal year
DOY: decimal day of year

 

COUNT RATE UNITS: (/s)

 

TIME RESOLUTION: 10 minutes

   

NOTES:


Geometric factors can be found in the above reference.

The energy range for the Z>=3 channels are for carbon 12.

The following channels may also be sensitive to the other particle species:

 

H1: electrons(0.35-1.0 MeV) H3: electrons (3-5 MeV)
H4: " (5-10 MeV) H5: " (10-16 MeV)
H9: " (>16 MeV)

 

HFT

 

COSPIN-HFT RECORD FORMAT (REFERENCE: A&A, 92, 2 page 384, table 9)

 

LOCATION: ESTSC0::$1$DIA2:[UDS.COSPIN.HFT]UCOSHFTA91080.DAT;1

 

RECORD FORMAT:

 

DIMENSION F2LOS(8),F2HIS(32)
READ(1,*)IYEAR,IDOY,IHOUR,IMIN,ISEC,

.  F1J0,F1J1,F1J2,F1J4,F1J6,F1J8,F1J10,
.  F2LO,F2HI,F2LOS,F2HIS,
.  F3,F4,F5

 

PARAMETER LIST:

   

IYEAR: year
IDOY: day of year
IHOUR: hour
IMIN: minute
ISEC: second
F1J0: Z>=1 (0.28-7.0 MeV(/n))
F1J1: "  (0.50-2.27 MeV(/n))
F1J2: "  (0.76-1.37 MeV(/n))
F1J4: Z>=2 (0.36-3.9 MeV(/n))
F1J6: "  (0.51-2.26 MeV(/n))
F1J8: "  (0.64-1.66 MeV(/n))
F1J10: "  (0.78-1.35 MeV(/n))
F2LO: Z>=1 (0.29-6.7 MeV(/n))
F2HI: "  (0.55-1.95 MeV(/n))
F2LOS: "  (0.29-6.7 MeV(/n)) sectors 1 to 8
F2HIS: "  (0.55-1.95 MeV(/n)) sectors 1 to 32
F3: Z>=2 (0.68-1.56 MeV(/n))
F4: Z>=3 (0.8-4.9 MeV(/n))
F5: Z>=12 (0.8-34 MeV(/n))

 

FLUX UNITS: (/cm2/s/sr/MeV)

 

TIME RESOLUTION: 10 minutes

 

KET

 

COSPIN-KET RECORD FORMAT (REFERENCE: A&A, 92, 2 page 384, table 10)

 

LOCATION: ESTSC0::$1$DIA2:[UDS.COSPIN.KET]UCOSKETB91082.ULY;1

 

RECORD FORMAT:

 

IMPLICIT REAL(K)
DIMENSION K21_28(8),K13_20(8)
READ(1,100)IYEAR,IDOY,IHOUR,IMIN,ISEC,
.   K1,K21_28,K3,K34,K12,K10,
.   K2,K33,K29,K31,K30,
.   K13_20,K11,K32,
.   P4,E4,COV
100 FORMAT(5(X,I11),X,G14.7/,5(5(X,G14.7),/),5(X,G14.7))

 

PARAMETER LIST:

 

IYEAR: year
IDOY: day of year
IHOUR: hour
IMIN: minute
ISEC: second
K1: protons (2.7-5.4 MeV)
K21_28: "    (5.4-23.1 MeV) sectors 1 to 8
K3: "    (34.1-125.0 MeV)
K34: "    (125.0-320.0 MeV)
K12: "    (320.0-2100.0 MeV)
K10: "    (>2100.0 MeV)
K2: helium (6.0-20.4 MeV)
K33: "    (34.2-125.0 MeV)
K29: "    (125.0-320.0 MeV)
K31: "    (320.0-2100.0 MeV)
K30: "    (>2100.0 MeV)
K13_20: electrons(2.5-7.0 MeV) sectors 1 to 8
K11: "    (7.0-170.0 MeV)
K32: "    (>170.0 MeV)
P4: protons (5.4-23.1 MeV)
E4: electrons(2.5-7.0 MeV)
COV: data coverage in %

 

FLUX UNITS: (/cm2/s/sr/MeV)

 

TIME RESOLUTION: 10 minutes

  

NOTES:


RTG corrections included.


Flag of -707 if intensity cannot be determined.

 

 

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Updated 8/8/19, Cameron Crane

QUICK FACTS

Manufacturer: ESA provided the Ulysses spacecraft, NASA provided the power supply, and various others provided its instruments.

Mission End Date: June 30, 2009

Destination: The inner heliosphere of the sun away from the ecliptic plane

Orbit:  Elliptical orbit transversing the polar regions of the sun outside of the ecliptic plane