BackForwardInstrument:  IMPACT/MAG 

Instrument details
Acronym IMPACT/MAG
Full name IMPACT / Magnetometer
Purpose Observation of the vectorial magnetic field in the vicinity of the Sun
Short description Triaxial fluxgate sensors, mounted on booms. Description not available. Presumably, triaxial fluxgate magnetometers (boom mounted). 8 dynamic ranges: ± 4 nT; ± 16 nT; ± 64 nT; ± 256 nT; ± 1024 nT; ± 4096 nT; ± 16,384 nT; and ± 65,536 nT. Resolution ± 16 nT @ maximum of dynamics. Accuracy 0.006 nT
Background Part of the IMPACT (In-situ Measurements of Particles and CME Transients)instrument package
Scanning Technique The Sun is observed by two STEREO satellites moving in the plan of Ecliptic with different viewing conditions, so as to implement stereoscopy
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle Full solar disk, sampling at 0.09 s intervals
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2007 to 2025
Last update: 2021-12-04
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
  • Solar wind in situ plasma and energetic particles and magnetic field off the Earth-Sun line
  • Interplanetary magnetic field sensor [from solar orbit, ecliptic, L5]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Interplanetary magnetic field
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Interplanetary magnetic field*3 - highNo specific limitation.Interplanetary, vectorial, wide dynamics, coarse resolution