IBEX-Lo TOF Histograms: Energetic Neutral Atom Counts Per Orbit

Each CSV file contains counts of energetic neutral atoms integrated over a full 8-day orbit for a single energy step and species category. The data, from NASA's IBEX-Lo instrument, provides counts across 1024 time-of-flight bins ranging from 0 to 340 nanoseconds. The dataset was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the distribution of hydrogen atoms in the heliosphere based on species-specific histograms.
• Studying the time-of-flight spectra of oxygen and carbon atoms based on the 1024 TOF bins.
• Comparing particle flux across different energy bands based on the subdirectory organization.
• Investigating temporal variations in energetic neutral atom populations based on data integrated per 8-day orbit.

Strengths

• Data is structured per 8-day orbit, providing a consistent temporal unit for analysis.
• Histograms contain counts across 1024 time-of-flight bins with 0.33-nanosecond resolution.
• Data is categorized by three distinct species groups (Hydrogen, Oxygen, All).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the IBEX-Lo instrument on the Interstellar Boundary Explorer satellite.

Time Range

Data is integrated per 8-day orbit; specific date range is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:35:12.854343; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data likely covers measurements from the heliosphere boundary; specific spatial coverage is not provided.