NSSDCA ID: PSFP-00265
Availability: Archived at NSSDC, accessible from elsewhere
Time span: 0006-01-19 to 0007-01-01
This volume contains Raw data taken by New Horizons Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation instrument during the LAUNCH mission phase.
During the Post-Launch phase of the mission, the PEPSSI measurements concentrated on initial commissioning of the instrument. The first PEPSSI commissioning activity was running the full CPT on PEPSSI to confirm all instrument functionality after launch. Then commands were sent to open the door, ramp up bias voltage and HV and confirm full functionality. The remainder of commissioning activities included calibrating the instrument thresholds, determining HV settings, loading classification tables and initialization macros, and investigating and confirming the instrument pointing. There were a few days of data collection in which protons and helium are clearly identified. This phase includes periods in which the instrument is in normal science mode and diagnostic mode. The data taken during this period are not intended for scientific study.
The observations in this volume are stored in data files using standard Flexible Image Transport Sytem (FITS) format. Each FITS file has a corresponding detached PDS label file, named according to a common convention. The FITS files have image and/or table extensions; see the PDS label plus the DOCUMENT files for a description of these extensions and their contents.
This is PDS data set NH-X-PEPSSI-2-LAUNCH-V1.0 contained on volume NHLAPE_1001 and is available online at
http://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/holdings/nh-x-pepssi-2-launch-v1.0/
Questions and comments about this data collection can be directed to: Dr. David R. Williams
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Alan Stern | Data Provider | NASA Headquarters | alan.stern@nasa.gov |
Dr. Joseph Peterson | General Contact | Southwest Research Institute | joe@boulder.swri.edu |