The Pioneer Venus Orbiter Plasma Wave Investigation

The Pioneer Venus plasma wave instrument has a selfcontained balanced electric dipole (effective length = 0.75 m) and a 4-channel spectrum analyzer (30-percent bandwidth filters with center frequencies at 100 Hz, 730 Hz, 5.4 kHz, and 30 kHz). The channels are continuously active and the highest Orbi...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing 1980-01, Vol.GE-18 (1), p.36-38
Main Authors: Scarf, F. L., Taylor, W. W. L., Virobik, P. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dipole antennas
Frequency
Instruments
Ionosphere
Plasma measurements
Plasma waves
Sensor arrays
Space vehicles
Telemetry
Venus
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Summary:The Pioneer Venus plasma wave instrument has a selfcontained balanced electric dipole (effective length = 0.75 m) and a 4-channel spectrum analyzer (30-percent bandwidth filters with center frequencies at 100 Hz, 730 Hz, 5.4 kHz, and 30 kHz). The channels are continuously active and the highest Orbiter telemetry rate (2048 bps) yields 4 spectral scans/s. The total mass of 0.55 kg includes the electronics, the antenna, and the antenna deployment mechanism. This report contains a brief description of the instrument design and a discussion of the in-flight performance.
ISSN:0196-2892
1558-0644
DOI:10.1109/TGRS.1980.350257