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Pioneer Venus Orbiter Fluxgate Magnetometer |
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| Authors: | Russell C. T. Snare R. C. Means J. D. Elphic R. C. |
| Affiliation: | Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024; |
| Abstract: | The fluxgate magnetometer on the Pioneer Venus orbiter spacecraft is described. Special features include gradiometer operation, on board despinning, a floating point processor and variable Nyquist filters. Initial operations have been entirely successful. |
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