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Gain correction factors

All PEACE on-board moments data is subject to a `correction factor' of 2 which is a multiplactive factor applied to all the moments as they pass through the routine. Furthermore, there is a time-dependent gain correction factor which applies to the LEEA and HEEA sensors for each spacecraft which is a further factor which varies on a time-scale of approximately 24 hours. The user supplies the location of the calibration files which must be in the following whitespace delimited format:

UT Start Time, UT End Time, GF Fiddle Factor, GF version no.
1930-01-01T00:00:00.000Z 2001-02-10T06:44:00.000Z 0.926227861 01_(00g01)
2001-02-10T06:44:00.000Z 2001-02-11T00:00:00.000Z 0.926227861 02_(01g01)
etc.


and have the names CLN_L(H)EEA.cal, where N is the spacecraft number 1-4. These are expected to reside in the location given by the user. The correct calibration file is loaded given the input arguments.



Steve Schwartz 2005-03-26