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标题：In-orbit calibration of the lunar magnetometer onboard SELENE (KAGUYA)
其他标题：In-orbit calibration of the lunar magnetometer onboard SELENE (KAGUYA)
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作者：Futoshi Takahashi ; Hisayoshi Shimizu ; Masaki Matsushima 等
期刊名称：Earth, Planets and Space
电子版ISSN：1880-5981
出版年度：2009
卷号：61
期号：11
页码：1269-1274
DOI：10.1186/BF03352979
出版社：Springer Verlag
摘要：The high-sensitivity fluxgate Lunar MAGnetometer (LMAG) is mounted on SELENE (KAGUYA) to investigate the near-surface electromagnetic environment and the evolution of the Moon through magnetic field observation. To avoid possible electromagnetic interferences, a triaxial fluxgate sensor (MGF-S) is installed at the far end of a 12-m-long mast. It is critical for the accurate observation to monitor MGF-S alignment in orbit, and thus we have calibrated the sensor alignment by measuring the known magnetic fields generated by the sensor alignment monitor coil (SAM-C) wound onto the mast canister. In-orbit calibration of the MGF-S alignment was performed twice each revolution during the initial check-out phase of the satellite. It is concluded that there is no systematic difference in the sensor alignment between the day-side and night-side. Applying a new technique based on the Davis-Smith method to the observed magnetic field data when KAGUYA was exposed to the solar wind, a zero offset of each axis was quickly and stably determined every month. As a result, LMAG has been calibrated with an accuracy that is sufficient for detection of the lunar magnetic anomaly at an altitude of 100 km and for high-resolution electron reflectometry.
关键词：SELENE (KAGUYA) ;lunar magnetic field ;magnetometer ;in-orbit calibration