Measurements of quasi-static and low-freqency electric fields with spherical double probes on the IESS-1 spacecraft

• The spherical double-probe electric-field experiment on the ISEE - 1 spacecraft is described. It is shown that the isntrument measures magnetospheric, magnetosheath, and solar wind electric fields with a sensitivity well below one mv/m. Design features and diagnostic experiments performed in orbit to understand the instrument operation are discussed.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Fusion, plasma och rymdfysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS - Electric Field Measurement; SPACE PROBES - Electric Field Measurement

SPACECRAFT

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