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    Numerical Data Product: Ulysses COSPIN/LET Ion and Electron 10-Minute Average Rates Data in ASCII Format

    Resource ID
    spase://VEPO/NumericalData/Ulysses/COSPIN/LET/RATES/PT10M Get XML
    Name
    Ulysses COSPIN/LET Ion and Electron 10-Minute Average Rates Data in ASCII Format
    Alternate name
    COSPIN-LET-RAT-10M
    Description

    This data set contains 10-Minute averages of: (a) spin-integrated fluxes of protons (0.9-1.2, 1.2-3.0, 1.8-3.8, 3.8-8.0 and 8.0-19.0 MeV), alpha particles (1.0-5.0, 1.9-3.7, 3.7-8.4 and 8.4-19.0 MeV/n), Li,Be,B nuclei (1.9-4.9 and 4.9-26 MeV/n), C,N,O nuclei (2.6-7.1 and 7.1-39 MeV/n)MeV/n), Z GE 10 nuclei (3.0-9.0 MeV/n), 10 LE Z LE 20 nuclei (9.0-50 MeV/n) and Z GE 20 nuclei (12-75 MeV/n); (b) 8-sectored proton fluxes (1.8-3.8 and 3.8-8.0 MeV); (c) count rates of electrons (0.3-1.0 MeV) and D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5 single detector sensors

    Additional information
    README file for COSPIN/LET data files

    The README file at the Ulysses Data System (UDS) describes the format of the ASCII data files containing 10-minute average ion and electron fluxes and detector count rates for the COSPIN Low Energy Telescope (LET), and caveats for their use.

    Acknowledgement

    Please acknowlegde the COSPIN PI (R.B. McKibben), the lead LET CoI (R.G. Marsden) and the UDS and/or NSSDC

    Contact
    Role Person
    1. Principal investigator Dr. R. Bruce McKibben Get XML
    2. CoInvestigator Dr. Richard G. Marsden Get XML
    3. ArchiveSpecialist Dr. Cecil Tranquille Get XML
    Release date
    2008-12-01 00:00:00
    Repository
    Name
    spase://VHO/Repository/Ulysses/UDS Get XML
    Availability
    Online
    Access rights
    Open
    URL
    Ulysses COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average Data

    Parent directory containing compressed Ulysses COSPIN/LET 10-minute average rates data organised in daily ASCII files ucosletrYYDOY.dat (YY and DOY are the two digit year and the day of year, respectively) grouped together into yearly files (cosletYY.zip, where YY is the two digit year).

    Format
    Text
    Encoding
    ZIP
    Acknowledgement

    R.G. Marsden, ESA/ESTEC

    Instrument
    Low Energy Telescope Get XML
    Measurement type
    Energetic particles
    Temporal description
    Start date
    1990-10-23 00:00:00
    Stop date
    2008-12-31 23:59:59
    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Observed regions
    Heliosphere.Outer
    ↑

    Parameters

    Parameter #1

    Name
    Time for the record
    Parameter key
    Time_PG1
    Description

    Time for the record given in year, day of year, hour, min, and seconds. The given time represents the start of the averaging interval.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Structure
    Size
    5
    Elements
    Index Name Valid min Valid max
    1 Year 1990 2008
    2 Day of year 1 366
    3 Hour of day 0 23
    4 Minute of hour 0 59
    5 Seconds of minute 0 59
    Parameter type
    Temporal

    Parameter #2

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 0.9-1.2 MeV Proton Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L1)
    Parameter key
    L1
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged proton fluxes between 0.9 and 1.2 MeV

    Caveats

    Rate channel L1 (which nominally responds to protons in the energy range 0.9-1.2 MeV) is derived from a single detector measurement, and as such is sensitive to penetrating particles which lose part of their energy in the detector. The background contribution depends on the energy spectrum of the incident particle population, being negligible for (differential) energy spectral slopes of -3.5 or steeper, increasing to 80% of the total counts for a slope of -1.0 or harder.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    0.9
    High energy
    1.2
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #3

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.2-3.0 MeV Proton Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L2)
    Parameter key
    L2
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged proton fluxes between 1.2 and 3.0 MeV

    Caveats

    Rate channel L2 is derived from a single detector measurement, and the nominal energy response to protons (1.2-3.0 MeV) is approximate.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.2
    High energy
    3.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #4

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.8-3.8 MeV Proton Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L3)
    Parameter key
    L3
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged proton fluxes between 1.8 and 3.8 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.8
    High energy
    3.8
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #5

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.8-3.8 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 1 (L4)
    Parameter key
    L4
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 1 (of 8) between 1.8 and 3.8 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.8
    High energy
    3.8
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #6

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.8-3.8 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 2 (L5)
    Parameter key
    L5
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 2 (of 8) between 1.8 and 3.8 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.8
    High energy
    3.8
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #7

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.8-3.8 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 3 (L6)
    Parameter key
    L6
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 3 (of 8) between 1.8 and 3.8 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.8
    High energy
    3.8
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #8

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.8-3.8 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 4 (L7)
    Parameter key
    L7
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 4 (of 8) between 1.8 and 3.8 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.8
    High energy
    3.8
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #9

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.8-3.8 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 5 (L8)
    Parameter key
    L8
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 5 (of 8) between 1.8 and 3.8 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.8
    High energy
    3.8
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #10

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.8-3.8 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 6 (L9)
    Parameter key
    L9
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 6 (of 8) between 1.8 and 3.8 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.8
    High energy
    3.8
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #11

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.8-3.8 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 7 (L10)
    Parameter key
    L10
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 7 (of 8) between 1.8 and 3.8 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.8
    High energy
    3.8
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #12

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.8-3.8 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 8 (L11)
    Parameter key
    L11
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 8 (of 8) between 1.8 and 3.8 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.8
    High energy
    3.8
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #13

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.8-8.0 MeV Proton Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L12)
    Parameter key
    L12
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged proton fluxes between 3.8 and 8.0 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.8
    High energy
    8.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #14

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.8-8.0 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 1 (L13)
    Parameter key
    L13
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 1 (of 8) between 3.8 and 8.0 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.8
    High energy
    8.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #15

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.8-8.0 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 2 (L14)
    Parameter key
    L14
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 2 (of 8) between 3.8 and 8.0 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.8
    High energy
    8.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #16

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.8-8.0 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 3 (L15)
    Parameter key
    L15
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 3 (of 8) between 3.8 and 8.0 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.8
    High energy
    8.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #17

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.8-8.0 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 4 (L16)
    Parameter key
    L16
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 4 (of 8) between 3.8 and 8.0 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.8
    High energy
    8.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #18

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.8-8.0 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 5 (L17)
    Parameter key
    L17
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 5 (of 8) between 3.8 and 8.0 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.8
    High energy
    8.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #19

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.8-8.0 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 6 (L18)
    Parameter key
    L18
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 6 (of 8) between 3.8 and 8.0 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.8
    High energy
    8.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #20

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.8-8.0 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 7 (L19)
    Parameter key
    L19
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 7 (of 8) between 3.8 and 8.0 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.8
    High energy
    8.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #21

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.8-8.0 MeV Proton Fluxes in Spin Sector 8 (L20)
    Parameter key
    L20
    Description

    10-minute average LET proton fluxes in spin sector 8 (of 8) between 3.8 and 8.0 MeV

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.8
    High energy
    8.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #22

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 8.0-19.0 MeV Proton Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L21)
    Parameter key
    L21
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged proton fluxes between 8.0 and 19.0 MeV

    Caveats

    Rate channel L21 (which nominally responds to protons in the energy range 9-19 MeV) is also sensitive to higher-energy particles which lose part of their energy in the telescope structure. As in the case of L1, the background contribution depends on the energy spectrum of the incident particle population, being negligible for (differential) energy spectral slopes of -2.0 or steeper, increasing to 80% of the total counts for a slope of +0.75 or harder.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    8.0
    High energy
    19.0
    Units
    MeV

    Parameter #23

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.0-5.0 MeV/n Alpha Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L22)
    Parameter key
    L22
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged alpha fluxes between 1.0 and 5.0 MeV/n

    Caveats

    Rate channel L22 is derived from a single detector measurement, and the nominal energy response to alpha particles (1.0-5.0 MeV/n) is approximate.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    AlphaParticle
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.0
    High energy
    5.0
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #24

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.9-3.7 MeV/n Alpha Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L23)
    Parameter key
    L23
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged alpha fluxes between 1.9 and 3.7 MeV/n

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    AlphaParticle
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.9
    High energy
    3.7
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #25

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.7-8.4 MeV/n Alpha Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L24)
    Parameter key
    L24
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged alpha fluxes between 3.7 and 8.4 MeV/n

    Caveats

    None

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    AlphaParticle
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.7
    High energy
    8.4
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #26

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 8.4-19.0 MeV/n Alpha Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L25)
    Parameter key
    L25
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged alpha fluxes between 8.4 and 19.0 MeV/n

    Caveats

    Rate channel L25 (which nominally responds to alpha particles in the energy range 8.4-19.0 MeV/n) is also sensitive to higher energy particles that lose part of their energy in the telescope structure. As in the case of L21, the background contribution depends on the energy spectrum of the incident particle population (negligible for differential energy spectral slopes of -2.0 or steeper).

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    AlphaParticle
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    8.4
    High energy
    19.0
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #27

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 1.9-4.9 MeV/n Li, Be and B Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L26)
    Parameter key
    L26
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged Li, Be and B fluxes between 1.9 and 4.9 MeV/n

    Caveats

    Rate channel L26 suffers from background due to pulse pile-up for proton fluxes in L2 greater than 10 protons/cm^2/s/sr/MeV.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Ion
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    1.9
    High energy
    4.9
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #28

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 4.9-26.0 MeV/n Li, Be and B Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L27)
    Parameter key
    L27
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged Li, Be and B fluxes between 4.9 and 26.0 MeV/n

    Caveats

    Rate channel L27 suffers from background due to pulse pile-up for proton fluxes in L2 greater than 30 protons/cm^2/s/sr/MeV.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Ion
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    4.9
    High energy
    26.0
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #29

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 2.6-7.1 MeV/n C, N and O Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L28)
    Parameter key
    L28
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged C, N and O fluxes between 2.6 and 7.1 MeV/n

    Caveats

    The energy for rate channel L28 is approximate (species dependent).

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Ion
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    2.6
    High energy
    7.1
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #30

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 7.1-39.0 MeV/n C, N and O Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L29)
    Parameter key
    L29
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged C, N and O fluxes between 7.1 and 39.0 MeV/n

    Caveats

    The energy for rate channel L29 is approximate (species dependent).

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Ion
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    7.1
    High energy
    39.0
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #31

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 3.0-9.0 MeV/n Z GE 10 Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L30)
    Parameter key
    L30
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged Z GE 10 fluxes between 3.0 and 9.0 MeV/n

    Caveats

    The energy for rate channel L30 is approximate (species dependent).

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Ion
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    3.0
    High energy
    9.0
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #32

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 9.0-50.0 MeV/n 10 LE Z LE 20 Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L31)
    Parameter key
    L31
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged 10 LE Z LE 20 fluxes between 9.0 and 50.0 MeV/n

    Caveats

    The energy for rate channel L31 is approximate (species dependent).

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Ion
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    9.0
    High energy
    50.0
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #33

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 12.0-75.0 MeV/n Z GE 20 Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L32)
    Parameter key
    L32
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged Z GE 20 fluxes between 12.0 and 75.0 MeV/n

    Caveats

    The energy for rate channel L32 is approximate (species dependent).

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Ion
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    12.0
    High energy
    75.0
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #34

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average 0.3-1.0 MeV Electron Spin-Averaged Fluxes (L33)
    Parameter key
    L33
    Description

    10-minute average LET spin-averaged electron fluxes between 0.3 and 1.0 MeV

    Caveats

    The energy range for rate channel L33 is approximate. L33 suffers from background from the RTG and GCR.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (/cm^2/s/sr/MeV/n)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    AlphaParticle
    Ion
    Quantity
    Number flux
    Qualifier
    Average
    Energy range
    Low energy
    0.3
    High energy
    1.0
    Units
    MeV/n

    Parameter #35

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average D1 Detector Counting Rate (L34)
    Parameter key
    L34
    Description

    10-minute average LET D1 detector counting rate

    Caveats

    Rate channel L34 includes all particles depositing energy greater than the minimum discriminator level.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (counts/s)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    AlphaParticle
    Ion
    Electron
    Quantity
    Counts
    Qualifier
    Average

    Parameter #36

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average D2 Detector Counting Rate (L35)
    Parameter key
    L35
    Description

    10-minute average LET D2 detector counting rate

    Caveats

    Rate channel L35 includes all particles depositing energy greater than the minimum discriminator level.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (counts/s)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    AlphaParticle
    Ion
    Electron
    Quantity
    Counts
    Qualifier
    Average

    Parameter #37

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average D3 Detector Counting Rate (L36)
    Parameter key
    L36
    Description

    10-minute average LET D3 detector counting rate

    Caveats

    Rate channel L35 includes all particles depositing energy greater than the minimum discriminator level.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (counts/s)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    AlphaParticle
    Ion
    Electron
    Quantity
    Counts
    Qualifier
    Average

    Parameter #38

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average D4 Detector Counting Rate (L37)
    Parameter key
    L37
    Description

    10-minute average LET D4 detector counting rate

    Caveats

    Rate channel L37 includes all particles depositing energy greater than the minimum discriminator level.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (counts/s)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    AlphaParticle
    Ion
    Electron
    Quantity
    Counts
    Qualifier
    Average

    Parameter #39

    Name
    COSPIN/LET 10-Minute Average D5 Detector Counting Rate (L38)
    Parameter key
    L38
    Description

    10-minute average LET D5 detector counting rate

    Caveats

    Rate channel L38 includes all particles depositing energy greater than the minimum discriminator level.

    Cadence
    10 minutes
    Units
    (counts/s)
    Valid minimum
    0.0
    Valid maximum
    1.00E+06
    Fill value
    -999
    Particle type
    Proton
    AlphaParticle
    Ion
    Electron
    Quantity
    Counts
    Qualifier
    Average
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    Instrument: Low Energy Telescope

    Instrument ID
    spase://SMWG/Instrument/Ulysses/COSPIN/LET Get XML
    Name
    Low Energy Telescope
    Alternate name
    COSPIN/LET
    Description

    Low Energy Telescope (LET): ~1-20 MeV/n P, He, and heavier nuclei using a dE/dx vs. E telescope with pha capability

    LET is one of five instruments that make up the COSPIN suite on the Ulysses spacecraft. LET was built, and primary data analysis is maintained, by ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

    Additional information
    LET Instrument Description

    Information about the LET experiment on the Ulysses mission.

    Contact
    Role Person
    1. Principal investigator Dr. R. Bruce McKibben Get XML
    2. CoInvestigator Silvia Dalla Get XML
    Release date
    2009-09-18 21:10:12
    Instrument type
    Energetic Particle Instrument
    Investigation name
    Low Energy Telescope
    Observatory
    Ulysses Get XML
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    Observatory: Ulysses

    Observatory ID
    spase://SMWG/Observatory/Ulysses Get XML
    Name
    Ulysses
    Alternate name
    1990-090B
    Solar Polar
    International Solar Polar Mission
    ULY
    Description

    The primary objectives of Ulysses, formerly the International Solar Polar Mission (ISPM), are to investigate, as a function of solar latitude, the properties of the solar wind and the interplanetary magnetic field, of galactic cosmic rays and neutral interstellar gas, and to study energetic particle composition and acceleration. The 55 kg payload includes two magnetometers, two solar wind plasma instruments, a unified radio/plasma wave instrument, three energetic charged particle instruments, an interstellar neutral gas sensor, a solar X-ray/cosmic gamma-ray burst detector, and a cosmic dust sensor. The communications systems is also used to study the solar corona and to search for gravitational waves. Secondary objectives included interplanetary and planetary physics investigations during the initial Earth-Jupiter phase and investigations in the Jovian magnetosphere. The spacecraft used a Jupiter swingby in Feb. 1992 to transfer to a heliospheric orbit with high heliocentric inclination, and will pass over the rotational south pole of the sun in mid-1994 at 2 AU, and over the north pole in mid-1995. A second solar orbit will take Ulysses again over the south and north poles in years 2000 and 2001, respectively. The spacecraft is powered by a single radio-isotope generator. It is spin stabilized at a rate of 5 rpm and its high-gain antenna points continuously to the earth. A nutation anomaly after launch was controlled by CONSCAN. The original mission planned for two spacecraft, one built by ESA and the other by NASA. NASA cancelled its spacecraft in 1981.

    Additional information
    Ulysses website at JPL

    JPL's primary website for the Ulysses mission. Links to all of the experiment subpages exist here.

    Contact
    Role Person
    1. Project scientist Dr. Edward J. Smith Get XML
    2. Project scientist Dr. Richard G. Marsden Get XML
    Release date
    2009-05-20 20:00:12
    Location
    Region
    Heliosphere.Inner
    Heliosphere.NearEarth
    Heliosphere.Outer
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    Person: Dr. R. Bruce McKibben

    Name
    Dr. R. Bruce McKibben
    Organization
    University of New Hampshire
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/R.Bruce.McKibben Get XML
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    Person: Dr. Richard G. Marsden

    Name
    Dr. Richard G. Marsden
    Organization
    ESA-European Space Research Technology
    Email
    richard.marsden@esa.int
    Phone
    +1-31-1715653583
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/Richard.G.Marsden Get XML
    Release date
    1999-08-18 00:00:00
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    Person: Dr. Cecil Tranquille

    Name
    Dr. Cecil Tranquille
    Organization
    Research and Scientific Support Department, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
    Email
    Cecil.Tranquille@esa.int
    Phone
    31-71-565-3587
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/Cecil.Tranquille Get XML
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    Person: Silvia Dalla

    Name
    Silvia Dalla
    Organization
    University of Central Lancashire
    Address
    Preston, UK
    Email
    sdalla@uclan.ac.uk
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/Silvia.Dalla Get XML
    Release date
    2009-04-27 22:02:24
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    Person: Dr. Edward J. Smith

    Name
    Dr. Edward J. Smith
    Organization
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Email
    edward.j.smith@jpl.nasa.gov
    Phone
    +1-818-354-2248
    Person ID
    spase://SMWG/Person/Edward.J.Smith Get XML
    Release date
    1999-08-18 00:00:00
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