Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments
STAFF
STAFF (Spatio Temporal Analysis of Field Fluctuations) is a wave experiment of the CLUSTER mission in order to measure the multicomponents of the electric and magnetic fields in a frequency band between ~0.1 Hz and 4 kHz. A magnetometer on the end of a five metre long boom looks at waves (rapid variations in the magnetic fields), particularly in regions where the charged particles of the solar wind interact with the magnetosphere. Low frequency data are analysed on the ground, while the electric and magnetic components of the higher frequency waves are processed on board. One of the five complementary experiments which form the Wave Experiment Consortium. The CLUSTER mission is a 4-satellites mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) with a NASA participation. Scientific and technical responsibilities are assumed by a laboratory in Paris region (CETP). Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: STAFF Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: Solar/Space Observing Instruments Instrument_Class: Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments Short_Name: STAFF Long_Name: Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Field Fluctuation Experiment End_Group Group: Associated_Platforms Short_Name: CLUSTER-II End_Group Online_Resource: http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=33024&fbodylongid=1107 Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=2000-041B&ex=9 Sample_Image: http://sci.esa.int/science-e-media/img/32/hires_36658.JPG Group: Instrument_Logistics Instrument_Start_Date: 2000-07-16 Instrument_Owner: IPSL, France End_Group End_Group