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PLASTIC - PLasma And SupraThermal Ion and Composition. The PLASTIC Experiment provides Plasma Characteristics of Protons, Alpha Particles and Heavy Ions. PLASTIC provides Key Diagnostic Measurements of Mass and Charge State Composition of Heavy Ions and distinguishes Coronal Mass Ejection, CME, Plasma from Ambient Coronal Plasma. STEREO Beacon Data are Real-Time Estimated Data processed for Operational Use only. PLASTIC Beacon Data have not been validated and should not be used for Publication Purposes. Do not cite. References: http://stereo.sr.unh.edu/stereo.html.
Version:2.2.9
PLASTIC - PLasma And SupraThermal Ion and Composition. The PLASTIC Experiment provides Plasma Characteristics of Protons, Alpha Particles and Heavy Ions. PLASTIC provides Key Diagnostic Measurements of Mass and Charge State Composition of Heavy Ions and distinguishes Coronal Mass Ejection, CME, Plasma from Ambient Coronal Plasma. STEREO Beacon Data are Real-Time Estimated Data processed for Operational Use only. PLASTIC Beacon Data have not been validated and should not be used for Publication Purposes. Do not cite. References: http://stereo.sr.unh.edu/stereo.html.
| Role | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | PrincipalInvestigator | spase://SMWG/Person/Antoinette.B.Galvin |
| 2. | DataProducer | spase://SMWG/Person/William.T.Thompson |
| 3. | MetadataContact | spase://SMWG/Person/Robert.E.McGuire |
| 4. | MetadataContact | spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze |
Rules of Use, Release Notes, and other Information, University of New Hampshire Web Site
STEREO PLASTIC Instrument Overview, Known Issues, and Level 1 Data Reference Information, University of New Hampshire Web Site
STEREO PLASTIC Analysis Tool, SPLAT, Software Manual, University of New Hampshire Web Site. SPLAT includes Routines for Data Extraction and Processing.
Access to Data in CDF Format via http from the STEREO Science Center
Time, Beginning of Interval, 1 min Resolution
Time of Observation in Year, Day, and Milliseconds
STEREO-A Electrostatic Analyzer, ESA, Energy, Main Channel, Full Resolution
STEREO-A Electrostatic Analyzer, ESA, Energy, Small-Aperature (S) Channel, Full Resolution
STEREO-B Electrostatic Analyzer, ESA, Energy, Main Channel, Full Resolution
STEREO-B Electrostatic Analyzer, ESA, Energy, Small-Aperature (S) Channel, Full Resolution
Deflection Angle, Full Resolution, Polar Angle Steps from +20° to -20° in 1.33° Steps, nominally centered on the Ecliptic Plane, 32 Steps in Total
Position Angle in Solar Wind Sector, SWS, Center of 1.40625° Section, Polar Angle Steps from +20° to -20° in 1.33° Steps, 32 Steps in Total
Suprathermal Wide-Angle Partition, WAP, Solid State Detector, SSD, Energy Ranges: Triple Coincidence Rate, WAP_SSD_TCR, and Double Coincidence Rate, WAP_SSD_DCR, given in Electrostatic Analyzer, ESA, Steps
Version Number of Conversion File
Checksum, 0=Valid, 1=Invalid
Error Flag
Small-Aperature (S) Channel Switch, the Electrostatic Analyzer, ESA, Step at which the S Channel switched: 0-No Switch
Cycle
The Array in the Alpha Particle Distribution, Doubles or Triples
Alpha Particle Peak Array, the Peak Value of the Alpha Particle Distribution
Alpha Particle Peak Position, the Position Bin, in Steps, in which the most Counts were received
Alpha Particle Peak Deflection, DA, the Deflection Bin, in Steps, in which the most Counts were received
Alpha Particle Peak Energy Step, EA, the Energy Bin, in Steps, in which the most Counts were received
Alpha Particle Reduced Distribution
Solar Wind Z>2: Start Electrostatic Analyzer, ESA, in Steps
Matrix Rate: Solar Wind Z>2. Matrix Rates corresponds to the Counts summed over a pre-defined Accumulation Time
Matrix Rate: WAP_SSD_DCR, Suprathermal Wide-Angle Partition, WAP, Solid State Detector, SSD, Double Coincidence Rate, DCR, using time-of-flight, TOF, Measurement
Matrix Rate: WAP_SSD_TCR, Suprathermal Wide-Angle Partition, WAP, Solid State Detector, SSD, Triple Coincidence Rate, TCR, using time-of-flight, TOF, Measurement plus measured Energy
Number of Cycles, Heavies Z>2, for Synchronization
Moment Array Flag, 0=SW_ALL, 1=SW_H
Density, Preliminary Data
Moment: Velocity, Helio-Ecliptic Radial Tangential Normal, HERTN, Coordinates, Preliminary Data
Moment: Velocity, Radial Tangential Normal, RTN, Coordinates, Preliminary Data
Proton North/South Flow Angle, Helio-Ecliptic Radial Tangential Normal, HERTN, Coordinates, Preliminary Data
Proton North/South Flow Angle, Radial Tangential Normal, RTN, Coordinates, Preliminary Data
Proton East/West Flow Angle, Helio-Ecliptic Radial Tangential Normal, HERTN, Coordinates, Preliminary Data
Proton East/West Flow Angle, Radial Tangential Normal, RTN, Coordinates, Preliminary Data
Temperature, XX Matrix Element, Instrument Coordinates, Preliminary Data
Pressure, XX Matrix Element, Instrument Coordinates, Preliminary Data
Housekeeping: Validity Flag
Housekeeping: Raw Post-Acceleration, PAC, Voltage Monitor, VM, Value: PAC_VM
Housekeeping: Converted Post-Acceleration, PAC, Voltage Monitor, VM, Value: PAC_VM
Housekeeping: Raw Micro-Channel Plate, MCP, Voltage Monitor, VM, Value: MCP_VM
Housekeeping: Converted Micro-Channel Plate, MCP, Voltage Monitor, VM, Value: MCP_VM