Modified gradiometer technique applied to Double Star (TC-1)

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1579-1584

  Georgescu, E ^a   Auster, H U ^b   Takada, T ^c,d   Gloag, J ^e   Eichelberger, H ^c   Fornacon K H ^b   Brown, P ^e   Carr, C M ^e   Zhang, T L ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^d JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Double Star mission; Dual magnetometer method; Magnetometer calibration; Solar terrestrial physics

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; SPACECRAFT;

DOUBLE STAR MISSION; DUAL-MAGNETOMETER METHOD; MAGNETOMETER CALIBRATION; SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 41949139971     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.01.014     Document Type: Article

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