[Isocops] {Spam?} High resolution (oxygen mode) test during lunar viewing

[Harald Kucharek]

Hi Nathan,

We need to check those commands. David and I will compare those commands
with the commands we/I put together. I hope and I think by the end of today
we have what we need.

Regards,
Harald


On 6/9/10 11:36 PM, "Nathan Schwadron" <nschwadron at mac.com> wrote:

> Hi Stephen
> 
> Here are the commands to enter into the oxygen mode and to exit from it again.
> I have used your original times (7/1 13:00 - 7/2 01:30), which were a bit more
> conservative. 
> 
> All this STF does is to load table 3 for the lo science plan. Remember that we
> have the option to switch between two tables over some cadence. So if you also
> wanted some viewing using the normal table you could do that as well. As it
> stands, this loads table three and, over the time indicated, all you will get
> from Lo over bins 38-50 is determined by table 3
> 
> 2010-07-01T13:00:00.000Z||CEU_MODE            HVENG
> 2010-07-01T13:01:00.000Z||CEU_LO_SCIENCE_MODE OXYGEN
> 2010-07-01T13:02:00.000Z||CEU_LO_SCI_PLAN     3,1,3,1
> 2010-07-01T13:04:00.000Z||CEU_MODE            HVSCI
> 2010-07-02T01:27:00.000Z||CEU_MODE            HVENG
> 2010-07-02T01:28:00.000Z||CEU_LO_SCIENCE_MODE NORMAL
> 2010-07-02T01:30:00.000Z||CEU_MODE            HVSCI
> 
> If you all agree that this is what you want, then Mark can incorporate these
> commands into the orbit 83 STF. However, I need to know very soon (aka
> tomorrow) if this is indeed what you want to do.
> 
> Chelle also needs to prepare a CAR to set start/stop bins to 38/50. Chelle,
> you are on that right?
> 
> In terms of other tests, this exercise has given me the confidence and
> familiarity with the STF tools to put together other STFs as they are needed.
> Please let us know well in advance (three orbits or more) when you would like
> to run other tests (like the background test).
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Nathan
> 
> On Jun 8, 2010, at 11:57 AM, Fuselier, Stephen A wrote:
> 
>> During orbit 83 (see attached orbit plot), the moon will be in the field of
>> view under the following conditions:
>> Start date, time                   stop date, time
>> distance in Re to the moon
>> 2010/07/01 14:32 - 2010/07/01 23:47        18.9 - 20.9
>>  
>> Except for the fact that we¹re in the magnetosheath, this is the last, best
>> time to view the moon ³up close and personal² for an extended period of time
>> in the 90 degree NEP angle direction.
>>  
>> I propose that we go into spring oxygen mode (using the standard spring
>> oxygen LUT) for the time period from 1400 to 2400 on 1 July. We should use
>> the standard +/-30 degree window for the mode and center this on the 90
>> degree NEP angle, all standard procedures for the oxygen mode in the spring.
>>  
>> If we do this, we will get a good test of the oxygen mode for this coming
>> spring campaign and we will get some valuable data on the angular resolution
>> of the high resolution sector. I figure there would be 10¹s of counts
>> accumulated over the interval (depending on the solar wind at the time, of
>> course). Since we¹re in the magnetosheath, our heliospheric data is nearly
>> useless anyway, so this would be a great test in preparation for the upcoming
>> spring oxygen season.
>>  
>> If we all agree, then we need to take this to IBEX-Hi and see if they agree
>> to go out of science mode briefly twice during the orbit to set this up.
>>  
>> Also, I want to know if we¹re too late trying to set this up for orbit 83?
>> Chelle, Nathan??
>>  
>> Stephen
>>  
>> Dr. Stephen A. Fuselier, PhD, Senior Manager
>> Space Physics Department
>> Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center
>> Dept.  ADCS, Bldg. 255
>> 3251 Hanover St
>> Palo Alto, CA  94304
>> (Office) 650-424-3334
>> (Fax) 650-424-3333
>>  
>> <ibex_orbit_0083.gif>
> 
> 


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