Polhode motion, trapped flux, and the GP-B science data analysis

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 148, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 397-409

  Silbergleit, A ^a   Conklin, J ^a   Debra, D ^a   Dolphin, M ^a   Keiser, G ^a   Kozaczuk, J ^a   Santiago, D ^a   Salomon, M ^a   Worden, P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissipation; Gravity Probe B; Polhode motion; Trapped Flux Mapping

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DRIFT RATES; FREQUENCY SIGNALS; GRAVITY PROBE B; GYROSCOPE ROTOR; IN-ORBIT; READOUT SIGNALS; ROTOR MOTION; SCALE FACTOR; SCIENCE DATA ANALYSIS; SMALL ENERGY; SPIN-DOWN; THEORETICAL MODELS; TRAPPED FIELD; TRAPPED FLUX;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; GYROSCOPES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAPPING; PROBES; SPIN DYNAMICS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 75749108497     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-009-9548-z     Document Type: Article

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