Voyager 2 Uranus Radio Astronomy Data: 48-Second Polarized Power Measurements

Resampled low-frequency radio wave data from the Voyager 2 Planetary Radio Astronomy instrument during its Uranus encounter. The dataset contains 70 instrument channels from 1.2 kHz to 1326 kHz, covering the period from 1986 day 019 to 1986 day 031. It provides calibrated mean power measurements binned into 48-second intervals for both left-hand and right-hand circular polarization components.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal variations in Uranian radio emissions based on 48-second binned power measurements.
• Studying polarization characteristics of planetary radio waves based on separated left-hand and right-hand circular components.
• Investigating frequency-dependent signal behavior across the 70 channels from 1.2 kHz to 1326 kHz.
• Calibrating or validating models of planetary radio spectra based on the provided flux conversion formula.

Strengths

• Data is calibrated and processed to split signals into left-hand and right-hand circular polarization components.
• Covers a specific 13-day encounter period with Uranus (1986:019 to 1986:031) with 48-second temporal resolution.
• Provides measurements across 70 frequency channels in uniform 19.2 kHz steps from 1.2 kHz to 1326 kHz.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data gaps are represented by absent records, not marked with placeholders, which may complicate time-series analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from raw data from the Voyager 2 Planetary Radio Astronomy instrument, processed to remove non-scanning modes, calibrated, split by polarization, and binned.

Time Range

1986-01-19 to 1986-01-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 04:39:27.335904; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vicinity of Uranus (spacecraft trajectory)