A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name SWICS, Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer
Mission Ulysses
URL http://ufa.esac.esa.int/ufa/
DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3xhblmc
Abstract SWICS is designed to determine uniquely the elemental and ionic-charge composition, and the temperatures and mean speeds of all major solar-wind ions, from protons through Fe, at solar wind speeds ranging from 175 km/s (protons) to 1280 km/s (Fe+8). The instrument energy per charge range from 0.16 to 60 keV/e in ~13 min, it combines an electrostatic analyzer with post-acceleration, followed by a time-of-flight and energy measurement.
Description The following ion moments are provided
Alpha particles to oxygen 6+ density ratio, velocity and temperature
Carbon 6+ to oxygen 6+ density ratio, velocity and temperature
Oxygen 6+ density, velocity and temperature
Neon 8+ to oxygen 6+ density ratio, velocity and temperature
Magnesium 10+ to oxygen 6+ density ratio, velocity and temperature
Silicon 9+ to oxygen 6+ density ratio, velocity and temperature
Sulphur 10+ to oxygen 6+ density ratio, velocity and temperature
Iron 11+ to oxygen 6+ density ratio, velocity and temperature

The time resolution is 3 hours.
Publication Gloeckler, G., et al., The solar wind ion composition spectrometer, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl., 92gwt-uid-127, 267, 1992; link to publication
Temporal Coverage 1990.10.06 - 2009.30.06
Mission Description The joint ESA-NASA Ulysses deep-space mission conducted the first-ever out-of-ecliptic study of the heliosphere - the region of space influenced by the Sun and its magnetic field. The European-built Ulysses spacecraft was launched by the space shuttle Discovery on the 6th of October 1990, and remained operative until the 30th of June 2009, covering almost a full 22-year solar magnetic cycle.

Wenzel, K.P., Marsden, R.G., Page, D.E., Smith, E.J., The ULYSSES Mission, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl., 92, 2, 207-219, 1992; link to publication
Creator Contact Prof. George Gloeckler, Principal Investigator, University of Michigan, gglo@umic.edu
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines When publishing any works related to this experiment, please cite the DOI found herein.