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Product_Observational

Identification_Area
logical_identifier
urn:nasa:pds:cassini-caps-raw:data-els:els_200806306
version_id
1.0
title
Cassini CAPS Raw Electron Spectrometer (ELS) Data 2008-03-03
information_model_version
1.20.0.0
product_class
Product_Observational
Citation_Information
author_list
Waite, J. Hunter; Furman, Judith D.; Young, David T.; Crary, Frank A.; Wilson, Robert J.
publication_year
2023
description
This file contains Cassini CAPS data from the ELS sensor acquired at SATURN between 2008-063T06:00:39.000 and 2008-063T12:02:47.000 (orbit 060).
Modification_History
Modification_Detail
modification_date
2023-08-18
version_id
1.0
description
This product, ELS_200806306_U3.DAT, was originally released as part of the PDS3 CO-E/J/S/SW-CAPS-2-UNCALIBRATED-V1.1 data set. The metadata have been migrated to PDS4. The data themselves are unchanged.
Observation_Area
Time_Coordinates
start_date_time
2008-03-03T06:00:39.000Z
stop_date_time
2008-03-03T12:02:47.000Z
Primary_Result_Summary
purpose
Science
processing_level
Raw
Science_Facets
domain
Heliosphere
domain
Magnetosphere
discipline_name
Particles
facet1
Electrons
facet2
Plasma
Investigation_Area
name
Cassini-Huygens
type
Mission
Internal_Reference
lid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.cassini-huygens
reference_type
data_to_investigation
Observing_System
Observing_System_Component
name
Cassini Orbiter
type
Host
Internal_Reference
lid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.co
reference_type
is_instrument_host
Observing_System_Component
name
Cassini Plasma Spectrometer
type
Instrument
Internal_Reference
lid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:caps.co
reference_type
is_instrument
Target_Identification
name
Saturn
type
Planet
Internal_Reference
lid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:context:target:planet.saturn
reference_type
data_to_target
Discipline_Area
Mission_Information
mission_phase_name
Tour
Mission_Information
spacecraft_clock_start
1/1583217445.000
spacecraft_clock_stop
1/1583239173.000
spacecraft_clock_partition
1
Particle_Observation
energy_range_minimum
0.7
energy_range_maximum
30
Particle_Parameter
particle_type
Electrons
particle_measurement_type
Counts
Reference_List
Internal_Reference
lidvid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:cassini-caps-raw:browse-els:els_200806306::1.0
reference_type
data_to_browse
Internal_Reference
lidvid_reference
urn:nasa:pds:cassini-caps-raw:document:data-desc-raw::1.0
reference_type
data_to_document
Source_Product_External
external_source_product_identifier
CO-E/J/S/SW-CAPS-2-UNCALIBRATED-V1.1:ELS_200806306_U3:ELS_200806306_U3.DAT
reference_type
data_to_raw_source_product
doi
10.17189/1519592
curating_facility
PDS Planetary Plasma Interactions Node
description
This is the first version of this product converted to PDS4. The DOI provided references the PDS3 source data set.
File_Area_Observational
File
file_name
ELS_200806306_U3.DAT
creation_date_time
2010-10-01T22:05:00.000Z
file_size
27377280
md5_checksum
b24241ebabe70ec50c75d6d9b1c7e1c3
comment
This data file is unmodified from the PDS3 version.
Table_Binary
offset
0
records
684432
Record_Binary
fields
10
groups
1
record_length
40
Field_Binary
name
B_CYCLE_NUMBER
field_number
1
field_location
1
data_type
UnsignedMSB2
field_length
2
description
B cycle number from the start of the day, a value of 65535 indicates no B-cycle data is available
Special_Constants
missing_constant
65535
valid_maximum
65535
valid_minimum
1
Field_Binary
name
A_CYCLE_NUMBER
field_number
2
field_location
3
data_type
UnsignedMSB2
field_length
2
description
A cycle number from the start of day
Special_Constants
missing_constant
65535
valid_maximum
65535
valid_minimum
1
Field_Binary
name
TIME
field_number
3
field_location
5
data_type
IEEE754MSBDouble
field_length
8
unit
SECOND
description
Start time of the A cycle, seconds from J2000 (barycentric dynamic time). An A-cycle is the 32 second instrument collection cycle.
Special_Constants
missing_constant
10e+09
valid_maximum
1.5e+09
valid_minimum
-7.1e+07
Field_Binary
name
TELEMETRY_MODE
field_number
4
field_location
13
data_type
UnsignedByte
field_length
1
description
Logical telemetry rate and mode: 1 = 250 bps 2 = 500 bps 4 = 1 kbps 8 = 2 kbps 16 = 4 kbps 32 = 8 kbps 64 = 16 kbps 130 = 500 bps solar wind 132 = 1 kbps solar wind 136 = 2 kbps solar wind
Special_Constants
missing_constant
255
valid_maximum
255
valid_minimum
1
Field_Binary
name
COLLAPSE_FLAG
field_number
5
field_location
14
data_type
UnsignedByte
field_length
1
description
Flag indicating how data is collapsed: 0: average 1: sum 2: average with in-flight deadtime correction 3: sum with in-flight deadtime correction 4: snapshot portion NOTE: For snapshot, full collapse information is gained by adding 4 (so snapshot portion can be 4, 5, 6, or 7 depending upon the collapse. The upper bit will be set to 1 when housekeeping is missing.
Special_Constants
missing_constant
255
valid_maximum
255
valid_minimum
1
Field_Binary
name
OFFSET_TIME
field_number
6
field_location
15
data_type
UnsignedMSB2
field_length
2
unit
MILLISECOND
description
Milliseconds from start of A cycle
Special_Constants
missing_constant
65535
valid_maximum
65535
valid_minimum
0
Field_Binary
name
FIRST_ENERGY_STEP
field_number
7
field_location
17
data_type
UnsignedMSB2
field_length
2
description
Minimum energy step in collapsed data
Special_Constants
missing_constant
65535
valid_maximum
65535
valid_minimum
1
Field_Binary
name
LAST_ENERGY_STEP
field_number
8
field_location
19
data_type
UnsignedMSB2
field_length
2
description
Maximum energy step in collapsed data
Special_Constants
missing_constant
65535
valid_maximum
65535
valid_minimum
1
Field_Binary
name
FIRST_AZIMUTH_VALUE
field_number
9
field_location
21
data_type
UnsignedMSB2
field_length
2
description
Minimum azimuth value in collapsed data
Special_Constants
missing_constant
65535
valid_maximum
65535
valid_minimum
1
Field_Binary
name
LAST_AZIMUTH_VALUE
field_number
10
field_location
23
data_type
UnsignedMSB2
field_length
2
description
Maximum azimuth value in collapsed data
Special_Constants
missing_constant
65535
valid_maximum
16
valid_minimum
1
Group_Field_Binary
repetitions
8
fields
1
groups
0
group_location
25
group_length
16
Field_Binary
name
DATA
field_location
1
data_type
UnsignedMSB2
field_length
2
unit
COUNTS
description
Counts in elevations 1 through 8