Voyager 1 Plasma Wave Spectrum at Jupiter, 48-second Data

Calibrated electric field intensities from Voyager 1's Plasma Wave Spectrometer during its Jupiter encounter in 1979. The dataset contains geometric averages for sixteen logarithmically spaced frequency channels from 10 Hz to 56.2 kHz, stored in volts per meter. It was processed by NASA and archived by the Planetary Data System.

Use Cases

• Analyzing plasma wave spectra based on sixteen frequency channels
• Studying the Jovian magnetosphere environment based on calibrated electric field intensities
• Modeling wave propagation based on logarithmic frequency spacing
• Investigating temporal variations in wave intensity based on 48-second sampling intervals

Strengths

• Calibrated data with units of volts per meter
• Specific temporal coverage from February 28 to March 22, 1979
• Sixteen distinct frequency channels ranging from 10 Hz to 56.2 kHz

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data gaps are not zero-filled or tagged, requiring careful handling

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data from the Voyager 1 Plasma Wave Receiver Spectrum Analyzer, processed and archived.

Time Range

1979-02-28T00:00:00.000Z to 1979-03-22T23:59:12.000Z

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 05:12:15.889751; freshness should be verified