STEREO/SIT Browse plots

These are 4-day plots from the Suprathermal Ion Telescope (SIT) instrument on each of the two STEREO spacecraft (Ahead and Behind).

Each plot contains 4 days of data.  

The top panel shows hourly average intensities for 4He, O and Fe for the energy range 0.160-0.226 keV/n.  

The middle panel shows individual ion masses and arrival times 
for ions of energy 0.25-0.90 MeV/nuc for mass < 8.0 AMU, and energy 0.08-0.15 MeV/nucleon for masses
> 8.0 AMU.  The two different energy ranges are chosen to maximize statistics and mass reesolution in 
the two ranges.  The use of two different enregy ranges causes a change in particle count density at the 8.0 AMU line which is 
visible in the middle panel.  

The bottom panel shows individual ion reciprocal speed (1/v) and arrival time for ions of mass 10-70 AMU.  Slanted lines in the panel show the arrival
time for particles released at the sun and traveling down a 1.2 AU magnetic field line.  
 

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