CosmicDustGroup/instrument-calibrations

Instrument Calibrations

This repository contains calibration data for the Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA) instrument.

Repository Structure

Data Files

Level 0 Data (Raw Binary)

• data/cda/lvl0/1998/: 16 binary files from 1998 calibration campaigns (January-February)
• data/cda/lvl0/2001/: 17 binary files from 2001 calibration campaigns (various materials: aluminum, carbon, carbon_Na, iron)

Level 1 Data (Processed)

• data/cda/lvl1/1998/: Processed calibration data in Parquet format
• data/cda/lvl1/2001/: Processed calibration data in Parquet format

Level 2 Data (Advanced Processing)

• data/cda/lvl2/1998/: Advanced processed calibration data in Parquet format (duplicates removed)
• data/cda/lvl2/2001/: Advanced processed calibration data in Parquet format (duplicates removed)

Level 3 Data (Highest Processing)

• data/cda/lvl3/1998/: Highest level processed calibration data in Parquet format, with additional information from the PSU dataset
• data/cda/lvl3/2001/: Highest level processed calibration data in Parquet format, with additional information from the PSU dataset

Auxiliary Files

Legacy Calibration Data

• aux/cda/cal_legacy/: Legacy calibration data files (9 files)
  • Text files with .asc2 extension from 1998 calibration campaigns (January 27 and February 10)
  • Files contain impact event data extracted from binary files

DN Conversion Tables

• aux/cda/dnconversion/: Digital Number (DN) to unit conversion tables
  • dn2unit.FS.MP.txt
  • dn2unit.FS.QC.txt
  • dn2unit.FS.QI.txt
  • dn2unit.FS.QP.txt
  • dn2unit.FS.QT.txt

PSU Files

• aux/cda/psu/: PSU evaluation data
  • evalu9-QIQTQC.srama_stuebig.4706.txt

Data Configurations

The repository provides multiple data configurations for easy access:

• cda_1998_lvl0: 1998 Level 0 binary calibration files
• cda_2001_lvl0: 2001 Level 0 binary calibration files
• cda_1998_lvl1: 1998 Level 1 processed calibration files
• cda_2001_lvl1: 2001 Level 1 processed calibration files
• cda_1998_lvl2: 1998 Level 2 advanced processed calibration files
• cda_2001_lvl2: 2001 Level 2 advanced processed calibration files
• cda_1998_lvl3: 1998 Level 3 highest level processed calibration files
• cda_2001_lvl3: 2001 Level 3 highest level processed calibration files
• cda_cal_legacy: Legacy calibration data (text files with .asc2 extension)
• cda_dnconversion: DN conversion reference tables
• cda_psu: PSU evaluation data

License

This repository is licensed under CC-BY-NC-4.0.