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Tilt Compensated Magnetometer (TCM)2

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/BARREL/MAG

Description

"PNI Corp. TCM2-20 axis. The magnetometer uses three orthogonal magneto-inductive sensors and measures the three components of B with 10nT resolution. Serial data is transferred to the flight computer, COM3. In addition, the TCM2 provides pitch & roll information." (Reference 1)

"Each payload will also carry a commercial three-axis magnetometer, made by PNI Corp., with 50 nT resolution sampled at 1 s cadence. Since ground-based magnetometers are often not available near the balloon locations, the on-board magnetometer is useful for identifying substorm activity and ULF oscillations of the magnetic field, important for investigating the ULF-timescale modulations of precipitation. The magnetometer includes a tilt sensor to separate horizontal and vertical components of the magnetic field." (Reference 2)

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Instrument

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Instrument/BARREL/MAG
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Tilt Compensated Magnetometer (TCM)2
ReleaseDate
2011-06-06 00:00:00Z
Description

"PNI Corp. TCM2-20 axis. The magnetometer uses three orthogonal magneto-inductive sensors and measures the three components of B with 10nT resolution. Serial data is transferred to the flight computer, COM3. In addition, the TCM2 provides pitch & roll information." (Reference 1)

"Each payload will also carry a commercial three-axis magnetometer, made by PNI Corp., with 50 nT resolution sampled at 1 s cadence. Since ground-based magnetometers are often not available near the balloon locations, the on-board magnetometer is useful for identifying substorm activity and ULF oscillations of the magnetic field, important for investigating the ULF-timescale modulations of precipitation. The magnetometer includes a tilt sensor to separate horizontal and vertical components of the magnetic field." (Reference 2)

Acknowledgement
Contacts
RolePerson
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Robyn.Millan
2.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Robert.P.Lin
3.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/David.M.Smith
4.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Michael.P.McCarthy
5.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Mary.K.Hudson
6.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Mikhail.I.Panasyuk
7.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Lindsay.Magnus
8.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Andrew.B.Collier
9.CoInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/Mark.Clilverd
InformationURL
Name
Reference 1
URL
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~rmillan/minis/MINIS.Instrumentation.pdf
Description

BARREL instrument documentation.

InformationURL
Name
Reference 2
URL
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364682611000071
Description

R.M. Millan et al., "Understanding relativistic electron losses with BARREL"

InformationURL
Name
BARREL Team Information
URL
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~barrel/team.html
Description

Site used for BARREL team information.

InstrumentType
Magnetometer
InvestigationName
Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses (BARREL)
ObservatoryID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/BARREL