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Voyager LECP Data Analysis Handbook

 

In-Flight Calibration Studies

 

Saturn-Derived Calibrations

 

v1ebe.dat

 

c
c                       "v1ebe.dat"
c
c       voyager 1 ebeta energy channel data include file
c       electron version, e beta & e gamma channels
c       -----------------------------------------------
c       
c       data are : 
c               el - lower energy of channel in mev
c               eu - upper energy of channel in mev
c               dele - channel width in mev ( dele=eu-el )
c               epsg - epsilon*gf, in cm**2-sr
c       all are dimensioned eight (8)
c       -----------------------------------------------------
        el(1) = 0.026
        el(2) = 0.037
        el(3) = 0.070
        el(4) = 0.130
c			omit e beta 5
c        el(5) = 0.183
c			3 e-gamma channels (eg6-eg7,eg7-eg8,eg8-eg9)
        el(5) = 1.5   		!esa0 lower limit
        el(6) = 0.
        el(7) = 0.
        el(8) = 0
c       
        eu(1) = 0.037
        eu(2) = 0.070
        eu(3) = 0.130
        eu(4) = 0.200
c       eu(5) = 0.50   !omit eb05
        eu(5) = 8.5		!esb0 lower limit
        eu(6) = 0.
        eu(7) = 0.
        eu(8) = 0
        do  i = 1,8
           	dele(i) = eu(i) - el(i)
	end do
        do  i = 1,5
          	epsg(i) = 6.0e-3
          	emid(i) = sqrt( el(i)*eu(i) )
           	emidl(i) = alog10( emid(i) )
	end do
        epsg(4) = 3.9e-3
	epsg(5) = 0.12
        do i = 6, 8
	  	epsg(i) = 0.
		emid(i) = 0.
		emidl(i) = 0.
	end do
c       -----------------------------------------------------

 

 

v1plo.dat

 

c
c                       "v1plo.dat"
c
c       voyager 1 plo energy channel data include file
c       -----------------------------------------------
c       
c       data are : 
c               el - lower energy of channel in mev
c               eu - upper energy of channel in mev
c               dele - channel width in mev ( dele=eu-el )
c               epsg - epsilon*gf, in cm**2-sr
c       all are dimensioned eight (8)
c       -----------------------------------------------------
        el(1) = 0.040
        el(2) = 0.053
        el(3) = 0.085
        el(4) = 0.139
        el(5) = 0.220
        el(6) = 0.550
        el(7) = 1.050
        el(8) = 2.000
c       
        eu(1) = 0.053
        eu(2) = 0.085
        eu(3) = 0.139
        eu(4) = 0.220
        eu(5) = 0.550
        eu(6) = 1.050
        eu(7) = 2.000
        eu(8) = 4.000
c
        do 10 i = 1,8
 10		dele(i) = eu(i) - el(i)
c
        do 20 i = 1,8
          epsg(i) = 0.040
          emid(i) = sqrt( el(i)*eu(i) )
 20		emidl(i) = alog10( emid(i) )
c
	epsg(1) = 0.016
c       -----------------------------------------------------
 

 

v2ebe.dat

 

c
c                       "v2ebe.dat"
c
c       voyager 2 ebeta energy channel data include file
c       electron version, e beta & e gamma channels
c       -----------------------------------------------
c       
c       data are : 
c               el - lower energy of channel in mev
c               eu - upper energy of channel in mev
c               dele - channel width in mev ( dele=eu-el )
c               epsg - epsilon*gf, in cm**2-sr
c       all are dimensioned eight (8)
c       -----------------------------------------------------
        el(1) = 0.022
        el(2) = 0.035
        el(3) = 0.061
        el(4) = 0.112
c			omit e beta 5
c        el(5) = 0.183
c			3 e-gamma channels (eg6-eg7,eg7-eg8,eg8-eg9)
        el(5) = 0.252
        el(6) = 0.480
        el(7) = 0.853
        el(8) = 0
c       
        eu(1) = 0.035
        eu(2) = 0.061
        eu(3) = 0.112
        eu(4) = 0.183
c        eu(5) = 0.50
        eu(5) = 0.480
        eu(6) = 0.853
        eu(7) = 1.200
        eu(8) = 0
c
        do 10 i = 1,7
 10          dele(i) = eu(i) - el(i)
c
        do 20 i = 1,7
          epsg(i) = 6.0e-3
          emid(i) = sqrt( el(i)*eu(i) )
 20          emidl(i) = alog10( emid(i) )
c
	  emid(8) = 0.0
	  emidl(8) = 0.0
          epsg(4) = 3.9e-3
c          epsg(5) = 2.0e-3
          epsg(5) = 8.1e-3
          epsg(6) = 3.5e-3
          epsg(7) = 1.1e-4
c       -----------------------------------------------------

 

 

v2plo.dat

 

c
c                       "v2plo.dat"
c
c       voyager 2 plo energy channel data include file
c       -----------------------------------------------
c       
c       data are : 
c               el - lower energy of channel in mev
c               eu - upper energy of channel in mev
c               dele - channel width in mev ( dele=eu-el )
c               epsg - epsilon*gf, in cm**2-sr
c       all are dimensioned eight (8)
c       -----------------------------------------------------
        el(1) = 0.028
        el(2) = 0.043
        el(3) = 0.080
        el(4) = 0.137
        el(5) = 0.215
        el(6) = 0.540
        el(7) = 0.990
        el(8) = 2.140
c       
        eu(1) = 0.043
        eu(2) = 0.080
        eu(3) = 0.137
        eu(4) = 0.215
        eu(5) = 0.540
        eu(6) = 0.990
        eu(7) = 2.140
        eu(8) = 3.500
c
        do 10 i = 1,8
 10		dele(i) = eu(i) - el(i)
c
        do 20 i = 1,8
          epsg(i) = 0.113
          emid(i) = sqrt( el(i)*eu(i) )
 20		emidl(i) = alog10( emid(i) )
c
c       -----------------------------------------------------

 

 

This is a revised list of geometric factors and passbands for Voyager 2 electron channels based on the analysis of Saturnian and Jovian encounter data. (9/30/82)

 

Name Low High Delta E Geo. Fct. Geo. Mean 
Energy
1/G*Delta E
EB01 .0224 .035 .013 0.006 .028 1.28 E4
EB02 .035 .061 .026 0.006 .046 6.41 E3
EB03 .061 .112 .051 .006 .083 3.27 E3
EB04 .112 .183 .071 .0039 .143 3.61 E3
EB05      all background
EG6-7 .252 .480 .228 .0081 .348 541.
EG7-8 .480 .853 .373 .0035 .640 766.
EG8-9 .853 1.20 .347 1.14 E-4 1.01 2.53 E4
ESA0-B0 1.5 8.5 7.0 .12 3.6 1.19

 

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Updated 8/9/19, Cameron Crane

VOYAGER 1 ELAPSED TIME

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*Since official launch
September 5, 1977, 12:56:00:00 UTC

VOYAGER 2 ELAPSED TIME

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*Since official launch
August 20, 1977, 14:29:00:00 UTC

QUICK FACTS

Manufacturer: Voyagers 1 and 2 were built in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

Mission Duration: 40+ years have elapsed for both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (both are ongoing).

Destination: Their original destinations were Saturn and Jupiter. Their current destination is interstellar space.