Pioneer 10 Geiger Tube Telescope Hourly Particle Count Rates

Hourly averages of energetic particle counts from the Pioneer 10 spacecraft's Geiger Tube Telescope. The data includes five distinct rate combinations for electrons and protons at different energy thresholds, computed by NSSDC from offline 15-minute data. Files are accessible in annual ASCII format via FTP.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in energetic particle fluxes based on hourly count rates
• Compare particle populations at different energy thresholds based on the five rate combinations
• Study the heliospheric environment during the Pioneer 10 mission based on long-term particle data

Strengths

• Data originates from a historic NASA spacecraft mission, Pioneer 10.
• Includes five distinct particle count rates for electrons and protons at specified energy levels.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-03-13 05:40:40.413062; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Hourly averages computed at NSSDC from 15-minute data.