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UKS Electron Parameters

N_e%UK_PP_ELX

Electron density, integrated over the range of energies sampled by the instrument (mode-dependent)

Units

Particles per cubic metre

Data Type

Real

Dimension

Zero (scalar)

Flux_e%UK_PP_ELX

Electron number flux (omni-directional - [TBC])

Units

Number per second per square metre

Data Type

Real

Dimension

Zero (scalar)

HeatFlux_e%UK_PP_ELX

Electron heat flux

Units

Watts per square metre

Data Type

Real

Dimension

Zero (scalar)

P_para%UK_PP_ELX

Electron pressure parallel to the magnetic field

Units

Newtons per square metre (i.e., Pascals)

Data Type

Real

Dimension

Zero (scalar)

P_perp%UK_PP_ELX

Electron pressure perpendicular to the magnetic field. The total electron pressure is $2\times P_\perp + P_\parallel$.

Units

Newtons per square metre (i.e., Pascals)

Data Type

Real

Dimension

Zero (scalar)

Ne_bins%UK_PP_ELX

Number of energy bins used to compute all electron quantities

Units

Number

Data Type

Integer

Dimension

Zero (scalar)

Energy%UK_PP_ELX

Array of electron energy levels actually measured. The actual number varies with instrument mode (see Ne_bins above).

Units

Electron Volts

Data Type

Real

Dimension

One (48, of which the first Ne_bins are relevant).

Vsden%UK_PP_ELX

Velocity (phase) space densities near $90^\circ$ pitch angles [TBC]

Units

Number seconds-cubed per km to the sixth power

Data Type

Real

Dimension

One (48, of which the first Ne_bins are relevant) [TBC]

ELValidity%UK_PP_ELX

Validation Flag, one of

*

Unvalidated (default)

blank

Validated

X

Requires re-processing

B

Cannot re-process but bad data

N

May contain noise or outliers

S

Systematic instrumental effects

M

Quality flags provided by PI

Units

Not applicable

Data Type

Character

Dimension

Zero (single entry)

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