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    • VG2 LECP 12.8 MINUTE NEPTUNE FAR ENCOUNTER STEP DATA

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    This far encounter step data set consists of the counting rate and flux data for electrons and ions from the Low Energy Charged Particle (LECP) experiment on Voyager 2 while the spacecraft was within the vicinity of Neptune. This instrument measures the intensities of in-situ charged particles ( >13 keV electrons and >24 keV ions) with various levels of discrimination based on energy range and mass species. A subset of almost 100 LECP channels are included in this data set. The LECP data are globally calibrated to the extent possible. During Neptune far encounter, the entire LEPT (Low Energy Particle Telescope) and part of the LEMPA (Low Energy Magnetospheric Particle Analyzer) subsystems were turned on for data collection. Particles include electrons, protons, alpha particles, and light, medium, and heavy nuclei particles. The far encounter data are 12.8 minute rate and flux measurements within 1/8 of the LECP instrumental motor rotation period (the angular scanning periods, or step period).

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    https://pds.nasa.gov

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Data Update Frequency irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier urn:nasa:pds:context_pds3:data_set:data_set.vg2-n-lecp-3-rdr-step-12.8min-v1.0_xws2-rddd
    Data First Published 2018-06-26
    Data Last Modified 2023-01-26
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Homepage URL https://pds.nasa.gov/ds-view/pds/viewDataset.jsp?dsid=VG2-N-LECP-3-RDR-STEP-12.8MIN-V1.0
    Program Code 026:005
    Related Documents https://pds.nasa.gov
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 05c080d1093c0856c4464e6811f2af29cb380b19ebd61f04574822c57f7e947f
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