2.2.2 spase://VHO/NumericalData/Ulysses/SWICS/PT13M Ulysses SWICS Full Resolution Matrix Rate Data 2012-06-06T00:00:00Z The Ulysses/SWICS instrument is a mass spectrometer combining an electrostatic analyzer with post acceleration, followed by a time-of-flight and energy measurement. The instrument covers an energy per charge range from 0.16 to 59.6 keV/e with a time resolution of about 13 minutes. SWICS is designed to determine uniquely the elemental and ionic-charge composition, the temperatures and mean speeds of all major solar wind ions, from H through Fe. For more information see G. Gloeckler, J. Geiss et al., Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 92, 267-289, 1992. These data consist of all 18 Matrix Rates (MR) as a function of energy per charge (E/q) and of time. Each MR represents a specific element in one or several ionization states, but it may also contain significant contributions from neighbouring elements due to spillover. The MRs are given in units of count rates only. SAPRO (SWICS Archive Processor) software can be used both to convert the MR count rates to physical units (differential flux, phase space density), to correct for spillover between different MRs, and to obtain kinetic parameters (density, speed, thermal speed) of selected ions (to be used with caution). Please acknowledge G. Gloeckler (P.I.) spase://SMWG/Person/George.Gloeckler PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF Online Open nssdcftp ftp://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/ulysses/h0/glg/ Directory listing of files CDF spase://SMWG/Instrument/Ulysses/SWICS ThermalPlasma 1990-11-08T00:00:00 2000-12-31T00:00:00 PT13M Heliosphere.Outer Heliosphere.NearEarth Epoch Epoch Epoch ms -1e31 Temporal Time PB5 Time_PB5 -2147483648 Temporal Spacecraft Event Time SC_EVENT_TIME Spacecraft Event Time measured in seconds since 1-Jan-1950 s 4294967295 Temporal Spacecraft Position SC_POS Spacecraft position in heliocentric polar coordinates -1e31 Positional Gap Flag GAP_FLAG 0 = no gap immediately prior to this record, 1 = prior gap due to inappropriate instrument mode, 2 = prior gap due to missing level zero data, 3 = prior gap due to noisy level zero data, 10-255 = reserved -2147483648 Other Non Nominal Flag NON_NOMINAL_FLAG Deflection voltage cycle non nominal flag bitmask: no bit set = all nominal, bit 0 set = DPU error - no sun puls, bit 1 set = DPU error - sun puls not within sun pulse sector, bit 2 set = DPU error - MCD address wrong, bit 3 set = DPU error - no spin rate, bit 4 set = DPU error - no bubble sync. word, bit 5 set = DPU error - no bubble HK identifier, bit 6 set = DPU error - interrupt error 2, bit 7 set = DPU error - interrupt error 1, bit 8 set = DPU error - formating error, bit 9 set = DPU error - PHA error, bit 10 set = DPU error - mode status error, bit 11 set = non nominal matrix rate value (i.e. matrix rate overflow), bit 12 set = non nominal DV mode (i.e. DV mode != 1), bit 13 set = non nominal PAPS value (i.e. PAPS value != 22.6), bit 14 set = non nominal MCP bias power supply level (i.e. MCP level != 3), bit 15 set = non nominal emergency mode (i.e. emergency mode enabled), bit 16 set = non nominal DPU mode (i.e. DPU mode != 0), bit 17 set = non nominal TAC gain adjustment (i.e. TAC gain != 0%), bit 18 set = non nominal DV stepping (i.e. step reversal), bit 19 set = non nominal aspect angle (i.e. not within range: ]0.0 .. 50.0[), bit 20 set = non nominal ADC trigger type (i.e. trigger type != T), bit 21-31 = reserved (not set) 4294967295 Other Status Flag STATUS_FLAG Instrument status flag bitmask: bit 0-13: reserved (not set), bit 14-15 (2 bit): telemetry mode, bit 16-19 (4 bit): TAC gain adjustment, bit 20 (1 bit): data compression code, bit 21-22 (2 bit): emergency mode, bit 23-26 (4 bit): MCP bias power supply level, bit 27-29 (3 bit): DV mode, bit 30-31 (2 bit): DPU mode 4294967295 Other Period Duration PERIOD_DURATION Instrument period duration is 12 seconds, with few exceptions s 10 50 -1e31 Other Aspect Angle ASPECT_ANGLE Spacecraft aspect angle degrees 0 57 -1e31 Positional Post acceleration power supply voltage PAPS_VOLTAGE kV -1e31 Other Energy/Charge Step DV_STEP Electrostatic deflection system energy per charge step -1e31 Other Matrix Rate 0 MATRIX_RATE_0 H+, protons, measured in triple coincidence 4294967295 Proton Differential NumberFlux Matrix Rate 1 MATRIX_RATE_1 4He++, alpha particles, measured in triple coincidence 4294967295 AlphaParticle Differential NumberFlux Matrix Rate 2 MATRIX_RATE_2 H+, protons, measured in double coincidence 4294967295 Proton Differential NumberFlux Matrix Rate 3 MATRIX_RATE_3 4He+, singly charged helium, measured in double coincidence 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 2 Matrix Rate 4 MATRIX_RATE_4 Heavy ions with m/q>10, measured in double coincidence 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux Matrix Rate 5 MATRIX_RATE_5 C4+ and C5+ nominal, with spillover from N and O 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 6 Matrix Rate 6 MATRIX_RATE_6 C6+ nominal, with spillover from N and O 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 6 Matrix Rate 7 MATRIX_RATE_7 N5+ to N7+ nominal, with strong spillover from C and O 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 7 Matrix Rate 8 MATRIX_RATE_8 O6+ nominal, with spillover from C, N, and Ne 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 8 Matrix Rate 9 MATRIX_RATE_9 O7+ and O8+ nominal, with spillover from C, N, and Ne 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 8 Matrix Rate 10 MATRIX_RATE_10 Ne8+ nominal, with spillover from O and Mg 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 10 Matrix Rate 11 MATRIX_RATE_11 Mg6+ to Mg8+ nominal, with spillover from Si 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 12 Matrix Rate 12 MATRIX_RATE_12 Mg9+ to Mg11+ nominal, with spillover from O, Ne, and Si 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 12 Matrix Rate 13 MATRIX_RATE_13 Si5+ to Si8+ nominal, with spillover from Mg and S 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 14 Matrix Rate 14 MATRIX_RATE_14 Si9+ to Si12+ nominal, with spillover from Mg and S 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 14 Matrix Rate 15 MATRIX_RATE_15 S6+ to S14+ nominal, with spillover from Mg, Si, and Fe 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 16 Matrix Rate 16 MATRIX_RATE_16 Fe7+ to Fe9+ nominal, with spillover from Si and S 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 26 Matrix Rate 17 MATRIX_RATE_17 Fe10+ to Fe14+ nominal, with spillover from Si and S 4294967295 Ion Differential NumberFlux 26