BackForwardInstrument:  EFI (Polar) 

Instrument details
Acronym EFI (Polar)
Full name Electric Fields Instrument
Purpose To study the ambient vector electric field structure of the high-latitude magnetosphere, the cusp, and the plasma mantle
Short description Dual-probe instrument measuring the electric field in the range 0.1-1000 mV/m for frequency < 20 kHz
Background Part of a package of instruments to explore the Magnetosphere
Scanning Technique Travelling cross the Magnetosphere in a highly-elliptical orbit
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle Large fraction of magnetosphere and ionosphere: sampling at 25 ms intervals
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 1996 to 2008
Last update: 2016-03-20
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Solar and space environment monitors
  • Field or radiowave sensor
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 2
  • Magnetospheric energetic particles and magnetometers
  • Electric field sensor [in LEO and cross magnetosphere]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Electric Field
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Electric Field*1 - primaryNo specific limitation.Magnetosphere. Electric field, wide dynamic range