CDA Calibration: Cosmic Dust Analyzer Instrument Data

33 binary files from 1998 and 2001 calibration campaigns for the Cosmic Dust Analyzer instrument. The data includes raw and processed levels, with 2001 tests using materials like aluminum, carbon, carbon_Na, and iron. The dataset is hosted by the CosmicDustGroup and was last updated in November 2025.

Use Cases

• Calibrating instrument response models based on raw binary data from 1998 and 2001 campaigns
• Comparing signal characteristics across different test materials like aluminum, carbon, and iron
• Developing data processing pipelines using the provided Level 0 (raw) and Level 1 (processed) data structure

Strengths

• 33 calibration files across two distinct campaigns (1998 and 2001)
• Tests include multiple materials (aluminum, carbon, carbon_Na, iron) for varied signal response

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

CosmicDustGroup

Collection Method

Instrument calibration campaigns

Time Range

1998, 2001

Freshness

Last updated 2025-11-21 15:08:40