Voyager 2 CRS: Electron Telescope Counting Rates at Uranus

Counting rates from the D2 detector in the Cosmic Ray Subsystem Electron Telescope on the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its Uranus encounter. The data measures electrons with kinetic energies above approximately 2.5 MeV, with a sampling interval of 96 seconds. The dataset was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing electron flux variations based on the D2 counting rate parameter.
• Studying energetic particle dynamics during planetary encounters based on the described electron telescope data.
• Modeling the radiation environment around Uranus based on the 2.5 MeV+ electron measurements.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Voyager 2 spacecraft, a primary NASA mission.
• The noise level is specified as 0.000 counts/second, indicating a low-noise measurement.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the Cosmic Ray Subsystem (CRS) Electron Telescope on the Voyager 2 spacecraft.

Time Range

During the Uranus encounter.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 04:20:59.366144; freshness should be verified.