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Cassini/RPWS/HFR Electrical Antenna Calibration. Saturn Inbound Update

Friday 22 September 2023, by Baptiste Cecconi

This document describes the Cassini/RPWS/HFR Electrical Antenna Calibration update after the Saturn Inbound trajectory measurements.

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Cassini/RPWS/HFR Electrical Antenna Calibration. Saturn Inbound Update

Acknowledgements

The Cassini/RPWS/HFR data has been produced by B. Cecconi, & P. Zarka, from the Observatoire de Paris/LESIA Cassini-RPWS team, with the support of CNRS and CNES.

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Any question or request should be addressed to contact.maser@obspm.fr

References

  • Cecconi, B, and Philippe Zarka. 2005. “Direction Finding and Antenna Calibration Through Analytical Inversion of Radio Measurements Performed Using a System of 2 or 3 Electric Dipole Antennas.” Radio Sci. 40 (May): RS3003. doi:10.1029/2004RS003070.
  • Gurnett, D A, W S Kurth, D L Kirchner, G B Hospodarsky, T F Averkamp, P Zarka, A lecacheux, et al. 2004. “The Cassini Radio and Plasma Wave Investigation.” Space Sci. Rev. 114 (1-4). Kluwer Academic Publishers: 395–463. doi:10.1007/s11214-004-1434-0.
  • Vogl, DF, B Cecconi, W Macher, Philippe Zarka, Hans-Peter Ladreiter, P Fédou, A lecacheux, et al. 2004. “In—Flight Calibration of the Cassini-Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) Antenna System for Direction-Finding and Polarization Measurements.” J. Geophys. Res. 109: A09S17. doi:10.1029/2003JA010261.

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