MMS EDI Ambient Electron Flux Measurements at 1024 Samples Per Second

Electron flux data from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission's Electron Drift Instrument (EDI) in ambient burst mode. The dataset provides high-resolution measurements at 1024 samples per second, capturing field-aligned electron fluxes. It was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing high-frequency variations in ambient electron fluxes based on the 1024 samples per second burst mode data.
• Studying field-aligned electron pitch angle distributions based on the instrument's described operational mode.
• Investigating signal-to-noise dynamics in particle detection based on the described beam detection method using squared SNR.
• Correlating electron flux measurements with other magnetospheric parameters based on the time-series nature of the data.

Strengths

• Data is collected at a high temporal resolution of 1024 samples per second in burst mode.
• Produced by the authoritative National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Instrument description details a sophisticated beam detection method based on signal-to-noise ratio.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in a BIN format, which may require specialized tools for access and interpretation.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measured by the Electron Drift Instrument (EDI) aboard the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 06:26:25.664857; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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