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Level-2 pre Data Product

Abbreviation

sc = science, l2p = Level-2 pre, l2 = Level-2, l = L-mode, mass = Mass accumulation mode, cnt = Count accumulation mode, np = number of spin phase bins, nm = number of mass bins

L (Low data rate) mode

Mass accumulation mode

The Level-2 pre data products (Level-2 pre CDF data files) are generated for each combination of spin phase bins and mass bins (np x nm) in the Mass accumulation mode. As a result, 20 data products/CDF files are provided for this mode.

Variable Description Data type Data type in IDL Dimension Unit Time resolution Remarks
epoch Time labels in the CDF_TT2000 format CDF_TIME_TT2000 LONG64 [time] ns ~4 * (num_add_interval_Spin in the observation mode flag) [s]
strtime Time labels in UTC string CDF_CHAR STRING [time] UTC “YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ffffffZ”
time_width Data accumulation period in second CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time] s
mdp_ti Time indicators (TIs) given by Mission Data Processor (MDP) CDF_UNIT4 ULONG [time] NA
c_cnt_tot Total coincident count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy] counts/sample
sta_cnt_tot Total start sector raw count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy] counts/sample
sto_cnt_tot Total stop sector raw count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy] counts/sample
InvalidTOF_CNT Invalid TOF count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy] counts/sample
c_sta_cnt Coincident start sector count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x start sector] counts/sample
c_sto_cnt Coincident stop sector count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x stop sector] counts/sample
c_cnt Coincident count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x start sector x mass bin] counts/sample
uncorrected_flux Uncorrected differential number flux CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x start sector x mass bin] counts/s/cm2/eV/sr This variable would be filled with the fill value/NaN in a later calibration phase.
corrected_flux Corrected differential number flux CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x start sector x mass bin] counts/s/cm2/eV/sr This variable would be filled with the fill value/NaN in an initial calibration phase.
spin_phase_index Index of spin phase (1, 2, …, np) CDF_INT2 INT [spin phase] NA This variable is prepared to define an axis in a PDS4 label.
energy Central energy of logarithmic energy steps CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [energy] eV
energy_range Upper and lower limits of energy steps CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [energy x 2(lower, upper)] eV
start_sector_index Index of start sector (0, 1, …, 6) CDF_INT2 INT [start sector] NA This variable is prepared to define an axis in a PDS4 label.
stop_sector_index Index of stop sector (0, 1, …, 7) CDF_INT2 INT [stop sector] NA This variable is prepared to define an axis in a PDS4 label.
mass_index Index of mass bins (0, 1, …, nm) CDF_INT2 INT [mass bin] NA This variable is prepared to define an axis in a PDS4 label.
azimuth Azimuthal angles of the directional counts/flux in a coordinate system fixed to the spinning satellite body CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [start sector] degree
elevation Eleveation angles of the directional counts/flux in a coordinate system fixed to the spinning satellite body CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [start sector] degree
quality_flag (tentative) Data quality flags CDF_INT2 INT [time] NA Details are shown below.
mode_flag Observation mode flags CDF_INT2 INT [time x 18] NA Details are shown below.

Count accumulation mode

The Level-2 data products (Level-2 pre CDF data files) are generated for each spin phase bin (np) in the Count accumulation mode. As a result, 5 data products/CDF files are provided for this mode.

Variable Description Data type Data type in IDL Dimension Unit Time resolution Remarks
epoch Time labels in the CDF_TT2000 format CDF_TIME_TT2000 LONG64 [time] ns ~4 * (num_add_interval_Spin in the observation mode flag) [s]
strtime Time labels in UTC string CDF_CHAR STRING [time] UTC “YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.ffffffZ”
time_width Data accumulation period in second CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time] s
mdp_ti Time indicators (TIs) given by Mission Data Processor (MDP) CDF_UNIT4 ULONG [time] NA
sta_s_cnt Start sector raw count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x start sector x start ring] counts/sample
tot_sta_r_cnt Total start ring raw count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x start ring] counts/sample
tot_sta_s_cnt Total start sector raw count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x xstart sector] counts/sample
tot_sto_s_cnt Total stop sector raw count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x stop sector] counts/sample
c_sta_s_cnt Coincident start sector count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x start sector] counts/sample
c_sto_s_cnt Coincident stop sector count CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x stop sector] counts/sample
uncorrected_flux Uncorrected differential number flux. This varialbe is NOT intended for scientific use. The coincident count / corrected flux data are recommended for scientific analysis. CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x start sector] counts/s/cm2/eV/sr This variable would be filled with the fill value/NaN in a later calibration phase.
corrected_flux Corrected differential number flux CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [time x spin phase x energy x start sector] counts/s/cm2/eV/sr This variable would be filled with the fill value/NaN in an initial calibration phase.
spin_phase_index Index of spin phase (0, 1, …, np) CDF_INT2 INT [spin phase] NA This variable is prepared to define an axis in a PDS4 label.
energy Central energy of logarithmic energy steps CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [energy] eV
energy_range Upper and lower limits of energy steps CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [energy x 2(lower, upper)] eV
start_sector_index Index of start sector (0, 1, …, 6) CDF_INT2 INT [start sector] NA This variable is prepared to define an axis in a PDS4 label.
stop_sector_index Index of stop sector (0, 1, …, 7) CDF_INT2 INT [stop sector] NA This variable is prepared to define an axis in a PDS4 label.
start_ring_index Index of start ring (0, 1, …, 3) CDF_INT2 INT [start ring] NA This variable is prepared to define an axis in a PDS4 label.
azimuth Azimuthal angles of the directional counts/flux in a coordinate system fixed to the spinning satellite body CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [start sector] degree
elevation Eleveation angles of the directional counts/flux in a coordinate system fixed to the spinning satellite body CDF_REAL4 FLOAT [start sector] degree
quality_flag (tentative) Data quality flags CDF_INT2 INT [time] NA Details are shown below.
mode_flag Observation mode flags CDF_INT2 INT [time x 18] NA Details are shown below.

Flag definition

Data quality flags (quality_flag) are tentatively defined as follows. The PWI team has been considering a common part of the data quality flags for all instruments (b0-b7).

Bit Description Definition Remarks
b0 See Quality Note 0:, 1: see Quality-Note on MPPE-Wiki
b1 Eclipse 0:, 1: eclipse
b2 Maneuver 0:, 1: maneuver
b3 MTQ 0:, 1: MTQ on
b4 Reserved for common flags
b5 Reserved for common flags
b6 Reserved for common flags
b7 Reserved for common flags
ENA specific
b8 HV on/off 0: HV on, 1: HV off
b9 CAL 0:, 1: CAL
b10 Reserved for ENA specific flags
b11 Reserved for ENA specific flags
b12 Reserved for ENA specific flags
b13 Reserved for ENA specific flags
b14 Reserved for ENA specific flags
b15 Reserved for ENA specific flags

Observation mode flags (mode_flag) are tentatively defined as follows:

Index Description Definition Remarks
0 numE (number of energy bin)
1 numC (number of channel bin (START SECTOR))
2 numM (number of mass bin)
3 numP (number of phase bin (of output data matrix))
4 numP0 (number of phase bin in internal calculation) numP0 = 0x20: energy step 0 (E0) = E4, E1 = E5, E2 = E6, E3 = E7 when numE = 4
E0 = E1 = E4 = E5, E2 = E3 = E6 = E7 when numE = 2
numP0 != 0x20: E0 = E1, E2 = E3, E4 = E5, E6 = E7 when numE = 4
E0 = E1 = E2 = E3, E4 = E5 = E6 = E7 when numE = 2
5 startP (slotID/4 of data processing start)
6 lenP (number of slots/4 in which data are processed (others are just ignored))
7 cntoffset (Offset of count which is subtracted from count data at LinLog compression )
8 SVramID (ID of selected SV table )
9 cntdepth (Depth of count which is referred at LinLog compression) 0: 32bit, 1: 16bit, 2: 12bit
10 num_add_interval_Spin (Number of spin accumulation) Number of spin = 2 (addSpin), where addSpin is an encoded number of spin in which data are added. (ACCUMMASS, ACCUMCNT, ACCUMTOF modes
11 numProcessPckt_inSpin (b in DV17 (applicable for IFE_ENGINEERING, IFE_TABLEREAD, NON-PROCESS modes) ) 0: 1 of 16 packets in one S/C spin are sent (sent packet: packet 0)
1: 2 of 16 packets in one S/C spin are sent (sent packet: packet 0, 8)
2: 4 of 16 packets in one S/C spin are sent (sent packet: packet 0, 4, 8, 12)
3: 8 of 16 packets in one S/C spin are sent (sent packet: packet 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)
4: 16 of 16 packets in one S/C spin are sent (sent packet: packet 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
12 adisSENA
13 adisSTBL
14 adisSSTEP
15 adisMENA
16 adisMTBL
17 adisMStep