NSSDCA ID: SOXR-00057
Availability: Archived at NSSDC, accessible from elsewhere
Time span: 1969-08-14 to 1970-01-20
This data set, supplied by the experimenter, consists of one file of reduced X-ray count rates recorded on an IBM 7094, binary magnetic tape. The tape was derived from 62 reels of NASA OSO 6 7-track, 800-bpi, binary data tapes, which contained the original data obtained from the X-ray spectrometer experiment during the period August 14, 1969, to January 20, 1970. Data contained on the tape include (1) the sum of counts, (2) the average count rate per second, and (3) the standard deviation for that rate for each spectral channel for each orbit. These parameters are listed in tabular form by record number for both the "sun" (solar-centered) and "shade" (60 deg away from the sun) spectrometer sweep modes. Each record contains the above three parameters for each of the six channels in addition to the date and time (UT) of observation. The first 30 s of data after solar X-ray data acquisition and the last 30 s at sunset have been removed arbitrarily from the count summations to eliminate atmospheric transmission errors. The count rates can be converted to absolute fluxes by use of the calibration factors given in Tables 1 and 2 of "The OSO 6 X-ray Spectrometer Experiment and Data Description" by Dr. Harold V. Argo, August 4, 1971 (unpublished). The data set covers the period August 14, 1969, to January 20, 1970. However, the data after the first 60 days are probably not useful because the detectors suffered severe gain degradation. For more information on the main data base, contact Dr. Harold Argo, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, MS 436, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545. Data are available online at ftp://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/
Questions and comments about this data collection can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office
Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Mr. Robert M. Candey | General Contact | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | robert.m.candey@nasa.gov |
Dr. Harold V. Argo | General Contact | Los Alamos National Laboratory |