STEREO-B PLASTIC: Suprathermal Proton Event List

NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft automatically identified suprathermal proton events measured by the PLASTIC instrument's Wide Angle Partition. This list is intended for use alongside magnetic field and solar wind data to identify energetic proton events. The dataset was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify Stream Interaction Region (SIR) events based on suprathermal proton measurements
• Correlate suprathermal events with shock activity using magnetic field data
• Study upstream events near Earth's magnetosphere based on listed proton events
• Analyze magnetospheric events using the conjunction of proton, magnetic field, and solar wind data

Strengths

• Data originates from the NASA STEREO-B spacecraft's PLASTIC instrument
• Events are automatically identified, suggesting a systematic detection process
• Last updated on March 13, 2026, indicating recent maintenance

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• File formats include BIN and PDF, which may require specialized tools for analysis

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Automatically identified events measured by the STEREO/PLASTIC instrument

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:39:44.582369