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Chapter 2.3: HISCALE Level 1 Files (continued)

 

2.3.3 ISPM LAN Rate Block

 

Length: 23040 bytes, 5760 longwords

 

Last revised: 18 December 1991

 

Item Description
1 Pitch Angles
Units: Degrees
Type: R*4 (I*2)
Length: 1080 longwords, 4320 bytes
Array: PA(8,3,10), Pitch angle, 0-180 degrees
PB(4,3,10), Pitch angle, 0-180 degrees
First subscript: Sector number
Second subscript:
1 to 3 for detector head.
(8 sector data, 1 = LEFS60,
2 = LEMS120, 3 = WART,
4 sector data, 1 = LEFS150,
2 = LEMS30, 3 = WART)
Third subscript: 1 to 10 for spin group
2 Sector Orientation
Units: Degrees
Type: R*4 (I*2)
Length: 1080 longwords, 4320 bytes
Array:
RTHETA8(8,3,2) Polar angle, RTN system, 0-180 degrees
RTHETA4(4,3,2) Polar angle, RTN system, 0-180 degrees
RPHI8(8,3,2) Azimuth angle, RTN system, 0-360 degrees
RPHI4(4,3,2) Azimuth angle, RTN system, 0-360 degrees
First subscript: Sector number
Second subscript: 1 to 3 for detector head.
(8 sector data, 1 = LEFS60,
2 = LEMS120, 3 = WART,
4 sector data, 1 = LEFS150,
2 = LEMS30, 3 = WART)
Third subscript: 1 = data item
2 = Data presence indicator
Value:
  0 = data unavailable
  1 = data available, but some doubt about it
  2 = valid data
3 Rates Sectored by 8
Units: Counts/second
Type: R*4
Length: 2160 longwords, 8640 bytes
Array:
R8(8,27,10)
First Subscript: 1 to 8 for sector number
Second Subscript: 1 to 27 for channel index
Third Subscript: 1 to 10 for spin group (at 1024,512,256,128 bps. s/c tm rates a spin group includes 1,2,4,8 spins, respectively. Nominal spin period = 12 sec.)
Ch. Name Det. Passband
1. E1' LEFS60 42-65 KeV electrons
2. E2' LEFS60 64-112 KeV electrons
3. E3' LEFS60 112-178 KeV electrons
4. E4' LEFS60 178-290 KeV electrons
5. FP5' LEFS60 400-600 KeV ions
6. FP6' LEFS60 600-1050 KeV ions
7. FP7' LEFS60 1.05-5.0 MeV ions
8. P1' LEMS120 52-65 KeV ions
9. P2' LEMS120 65-113 KeV ions
10. P3' LEMS120 113-185 KeV ions
11. P4' LEMS120 185-315 KeV ions
12. P5' LEMS120 315-575 KeV ions
13. P6' LEMS120 575-1100 KeV ions
14. P7' LEMS120 1.1-1.85 MeV ions
15. P8' LEMS120 1.85-5.0 MeV ions
16. W1 500-950 KeV protons
17. W2 0.95-1.6 MeV protons
18. W3 0.42-1.3 MeV/nuc. alphas
19. W4 1.3-7.5 Mev/nuc. alphas
20. W5 0.5-2.0 MeV/nuc. CNO
21. W6 2.0-11.0 MeV/nuc. CNO
22. W7 275-875 KeV/nuc. Fe group
23. W8 0.875-15.0 MeV/nuc. Fe group
24. Z2 WART D Z > 1 , E > 0.7 MeV
25. Z2A WART D Z > 7, E > 7.5 MeV
26. Z3 WART D Z > 5, E > 2.5 MeV
27. Z4 WART D Z > 10, E > 9.0 MeV
4 Rates Sectored by 4
Units: Counts/second
Type: R*4
Length: 760 longwords, 3040 bytes
Array:
R4(4,19,10)
First Subscript: 1 to 4 for sector number
Second Subscript: 1 to 19 for channel index
Third Subscript: 1 to 10 for spin group (at 1024,512,256,128 bps. s/c tm rates a spin group includes 1,2,4,8 spins, respectively. Nominal spin period = 12 sec.)
Ch. Name Det. Passband
1. E1 LEFS150 40-65 KeV electrons
2. E2 LEFS150 60-107 KeV electrons
3. E3 LEFS150 107-170 KeV electrons
4. E4 LEFS150 170-280 KeV electrons
5. FP5 LEFS150 400-600 KeV ions
6. FP6 LEFS150 600-1050 KeV ions
7. FP7 LEFS150 1.05-5.0 MeV ions
8. P1 LEMS30 54-82 KeV ions
9. P2 LEMS30 82-122 KeV ions
10. P3 LEMS30 122-195 KeV ions
11. P4 LEMS30 195-316 KeV ions
12. P5 LEMS30 316-570 KeV ions
13. P6 LEMS30 570-1040 KeV ions
14. P7 LEMS30 1.04-1.8 MeV ions
15. P8 LEMS30 1.8-5.0 MeV ions
16. DE1 WARTB 38-53 KeV electrons
17. DE2 WARTB 53-103 KeV electrons
18. DE3 WARTB 103-175 KeV electrons
19. DE4 WARTB 175-315 KeV electrons
5 Spin-Averaged Rates
Units: Counts/second
Type: R*4
Length: 540 longwords, 2160 bytes
Array:
RS(54,10)
First Subscript: 1 to 54 for channel index
Second Subscript: 1 to 10 for spin group
Ch. Name Detector Passband
1. E1' LEFS60 42-65 KeV electrons
2. E2' LEFS60 64-112 KeV electrons
3. E3' LEFS60 112-178 KeV electrons
4. E4' LEFS60 178-290 KeV electrons
5. FP5' LEFS60 400-600 KeV ions
6. FP6' LEFS60 600-1050 KeV ions
7. FP7' LEFS60 1.05-5.0 MeV ions
8. P1' LEMS120 52-65 KeV ions
9. P2' LEMS120 65-113 KeV ions
10. P3' LEMS120 113-185 KeV ions
11. P4' LEMS120 185-315 KeV ions
12. P5' LEMS120 315-575 KeV ions
13. P6' LEMS120 575-1100 KeV ions
14. P7' LEMS120 1.1-1.85 MeV ions
15. P8' LEMS120 1.85-5.0 MeV ions
16. W1 500-950 KeV protons
17. W2 0.95-1.6 MeV protons
18. W3 0.42-1.3 MeV/nuc. alphas
19. W4 1.3-7.5 Mev/nuc. alphas
20. W5 0.5-2.0 MeV/nuc. CNO
21. W6 2.0-11.0 MeV/nuc. CNO
22. W7 275-875 KeV/nuc. Fe group
23 . W8 0.875-15.0 MeV/nuc. Fe group
24. Z2 WART D Z > 1 , E > 0.7 MeV
25. Z2A WART D Z > 7, E > 7.5 MeV
26. Z3 WART D Z > 5, E > 2.5 MeV
27. Z4 WART D Z > 10, E > 9.0 MeV
28. E1 LEFS150 40-65 KeV electrons
29. E2 LEFS150 60-107 KeV electrons
30. E3 LEFS150 107-170 KeV electrons
31. E4 LEFS150 170-280 KeV electrons
32. FP5 LEFS150 400-600 KeV ions
33. FP6 LEFS150 600-1050 KeV ions
34. FP7 LEFS150 1.05-5.0 MeV ions
35. P1 LEMS30(S2+S3) 54-82 KeV ions
36. P2 LEMS30(S2+S3) 82-122 KeV ions
37. P3 LEMS30 122-195 KeV ions
38. P4 LEMS30 195-316 KeV ions
39. P5 LEMS30 316-570 KeV ions
40. P6 LEMS30 570-1040 KeV ions
41. P7 LEMS30 1.04-1.8 MeV ions
42. P8 LEMS30 1.8-5.0 MeV ions
43. DE1 WARTB 38-53 KeV electrons
44. DE2 WARTB 53-103 KeV electrons
45. DE3 WARTB 103-175 KeV electrons
46. DE4 WARTB 175-315 KeV electrons
47. B WARTB Singles
48. C WARTC Singles
49. D WARTD Singles
50. M Singles
51. F Singles
52. M' Singles
53. F' Singles
54 Spare
*Note:  P1 and P2 are spin averaged of sector 2 and Sector 3 only.
**Note:  B, C, D, M, F, M', F' are valid during the following spin group pair:
Name:
B, M
C, F
*, M'
D, F'		 Spin Group:
1 & 2
3 & 4
5 & 6
7 & 8
6 Spin-Averaged Spectral Exponents
Units: Dimensionless, gamma in the expression E**(gamma) representing the slope of energy spectrum.
Type: R*4
Length: 260 longwords, 1040 bytes
Array: GG(31,10)
First subscript: 1 to 26 for channel ratio.
Second subscript: 1 to 10 for spin group.
Ch. Detector Passband
1. LEFS60 E1'/E2'
2. LEFS60 E2'/E3'
3. LEFS60 E3'/E4'
4. LEFS60 FP5'/FP6'
5. LEFS60 FP6'/FP7'
6. LEMS120 P1'/P2'
7. LEMS120 P2'/P3'
8. LEMS120 P3'/P4'
9. LEMS120 P4'/P5'
10. LEMS120 P5'/P6'
11. LEMS120 P6'/P7'
12. LEMS120 P7'/P8'
13. LEFS150 E1/E2
14. LEFS150 E2/E3
15. LEFS150 E3/E4
16. LEFS150 FP5/FP6
17. LEFS150 FP6/FP7
18. LEMS30 P1/P2
19. LEMS30 P2/P3
20. LEMS30 P3/P4
21. LEMS30 P4/P5
22. LEMS30 P5/P6
23. LEMS30 P6/P7
24. LEMS30 P7/P8
25. WART W1/W2
26. WART W3/W4
27. WART W1/W3
28. WART W5/W3
29. WART W7/W3
30. WART W2/W4
31. WART W8/W4
*Note: P1 & P2 used in deriving the spectral exponent are spin averaged of Sector 2 and Sector 3 only.
7 Spin-Averaged Fluxes
Units: particles/cm2 sec.sr.MeV
Type: R*4
Length: 460 longwords, 1840 bytes
Array: FS(46,10)
First subscript: 1 to 46 for channel index.
Second subscript: 1 to 10 for spin group.
Ch. Name Detector Passband
1. E1' LEFS60 42-65 KeV electrons
2. E2' LEFS60 64-112 KeV electrons
3. E3' LEFS60 112-178 KeV electrons
4. E4' LEFS60 178-290 KeV electrons
5. FP5' LEFS60 400-600 KeV ions
6. FP6' LEFS60 600-1050 KeV ions
7. FP7' LEFS60 1.05-5.0 MeV ions
8. P1' LEMS120 52-65 KeV ions
9. P2' LEMS120 65-113 KeV ions
10. P3' LEMS120 113-185 KeV ions
11. P4' LEMS120 185-315 KeV ions
12. P5' LEMS120 315-575 KeV ions
13. P6' LEMS120 575-1100 KeV ions
14. P7' LEMS120 1.1-1.85 MeV ions
15. P8' LEMS120 1.85-5.0 MeV ions
16. W1 500-950 KeV protons
17. W2 0.95-1.6 MeV protons
18. W3 0.42-1.3 MeV/nuc. alphas
19. W4 1.3-7.5 Mev/nuc. alphas
20. W5 0.5-2.0 MeV/nuc. CNO
21. W6 2.0-11.0 MeV/nuc. CNO
22. W7 275-875 KeV/nuc. Fe group
23. W8 0.875-15.0 MeV/nuc. Fe group
24. Z2 WARTD Z > 1 , E > 0.7 MeV
25. Z2A WARTD Z > 7, E > 7.5 MeV
26. Z3 WARTD Z > 5, E > 2.5 MeV
27. Z4 WARTD Z > 10, E > 9.0 MeV
28. E1 LEFS150 40-65 KeV electrons
29. E2 LEFS150 60-107 KeV electrons
30. E3 LEFS150 107-170 KeV electrons
31. E4 LEFS150 170-280 KeV electrons
32. FP5 LEFS150 400-600 KeV ions
33. FP6 LEFS150 600-1050 KeV ions
34. FP7 LEFS150 1.05-5.0 MeV ions
35. P1 LEMS30(S2+S3) 54-82 KeV ions
36. P2 LEMS30(S2+S3) 82-122 KeV ions
37. P3 LEMS30 122-195 KeV ions
38. P4 LEMS30 195-316 KeV ions
39. P5 LEMS30 316-570 KeV ions
40. P6 LEMS30 570-1040 KeV ions
41. P7 LEMS30 1.04-1.8 MeV ions
42. P8 LEMS30 1.8-5.0 MeV ions
43. DE1 WARTB 38-53 KeV electrons
44. DE2 WARTB 53-103 KeV electrons
45. DE3 WARTB 103-175 KeV electrons
46. DE4 WARTB 175-315 KeV electrons
*Note: P1 & P2 are Spin-Averaged Fluxes of Sector 2 and Sector 3 only.
8 Omni-Averaged Fluxes
Units: particles/cm2 sec.sr.MeV
Type: R*4
Length: 120 longwords, 480 bytes
Array: FO(12,10)
First subscript: 1 to 12 for channel index.
Second subscript: 1 to 10 for spin group.
Ch. Name Derivation Passband
1. E1 LEFS60+150 40-65 KeV electrons
2. E2 LEFS60+150 60-112 KeV electrons
3. E3 LEFS60+150 107-178 KeV electrons
4. E4 LEFS60+150 170-290 KeV electrons
5. P1 LEMS30+120 52-82 KeV ions
6. P2 LEMS30+120 65-122 KeV ions
7. P3 LEMS30+120 113-195 KeV ions
8. P4 LEMS30+120 185-316 KeV ions
9. P5 LEMS30+120+
LEFS60+150		 315-600 KeV ions
10. P6 LEMS30+120+
LEFS60+150		 570-1100 KeV ions
11. P7 P7'+P7+FP7+
FP7'+P8+P8'		 1040-5000 KeV ions
12. P8 LEMS30+120 1800-5000 KeV ions
*Note: P1 & P2 used in deriving the omni fluxes are spin-averaged fluxes of Sector 2 and Sector 3 only.
9 X-Ray Spin-Averaged Rates
Units: Counts/sec.
Type: R*4
Length: 40 longwords, 160 bytes
Array: RX(4,10)
First subscript: 1 to 6 for item index.
Second subscript: 1 to 10 for spin group.
Ch. Name Det. Sector Passband
1. P1 LEMS30 1+4 TBD
2. P2 LEMS30 1+4 TBD
3. P1 LEMS30 (1+4)-(2+3) TBD
4. P2 LEMS30 (1+4)-(2+3) TBD
* Note: For ch. 3 & 4, if the value is less than zero, it will be set to zero.
10 Sector Timing Block
Units: Actual accumulation times in seconds.
Type: R*4
Length: 130 longwords, 520 bytes
Arrays: T8(8,10),T4(4,10),TS(10)
First subscript: Sector number
Second subscript: Spin group.
T8 is for all 8 sectored data, T4 for 4 sectored data, and TS for spin averaged data. These quantities are to be actual accumulation times which take account of the occasional short sectors or dropped spins which result from the incommensurability of spin rate and data accumulation and readout rates.
11 Duty Cycle
Units: Dimensionless fraction of time (see item 8 above) during which each channel was active (0,1).
Type: R*4
Length: 430 longwords, 1720 bytes
Arrays:
FA8(8,27) Eight sector data
FA4(4,19)) Four sector rates
FAS(54)) Spin-averaged rates
FAG(26)) Derived spectral exponents
FAFS(46)) Derived spin-averaged fluxes
FAFO(12)) Derived omni directional fluxes
12 RSPARE(306)
Type: I*4
Length: 306 longwords, 1224 bytes

 

 

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Updated 8/8/19, Cameron Crane

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