The Giotto magnetic field investigationThe Giotto spacecraft will carry sensors for investigating the interplanetary magnetic field while en route and the interaction between the solar wind magnetoplasma and Halley's Comet neutral gas outflow during close approach. Giotto will carry an outboard biaxial fluxgate system and inboard electronics. The instrumentation draws 1.2 kW and weighs 1.31 kg. Sampling rates will be 28/sec during close encounter, covering selectable ranges from 16 nT to 65,535 nT. In-flight calibration techniques are under development to ensure magnetic cleanliness will be obtained. Measurements are also planned of the inbound bow shock, the magnetosheath and the cometary ionopause. The data will be collected as close as 1000 km from the comet surface.
Document ID
19840064988
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Neubauer, F. M. (Koeln, Universitaet Cologne, Germany)
Musmann, G. (Braunschweig, Technische Universitaet Brunswick, Germany)
Acuna, M. H. (Cologne Univ. Germany)
Burlaga, L. F. (Cologne Univ. Germany)
Ness, N. F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics, Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mariani, F. (Roma, Universita Rome, Italy)
Wallis, M. (University College Cardiff, United Kingdom)
Ungstrup, E. (Dansk Rumforskningsinstitut Lyngby, Denmark)
Schmidt, H. (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik und Astrophysik Garching, Germany)