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Here the data recorded by the PWS on Voyager 1 is converted to audio
The main PWS electronics box and the two antenna are noted in this diagram. Note that the antenna are truncated in this diagram and are much longer than shown. The PWS also needs power and heat from the RTG to operate

Plasma Wave Subsystem (sometimes called Plasma Wave System), abbreviated PWS, is an instrument that is on board the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 unmanned probes of the Voyager program. The device is 16 channel step frequency receiver and a low-frequency waveform receiver that can measure electron density.[1] The PWS uses the two long V-shape antenna on the spacecraft, which are also used by another instrument on the spacecraft.[2]

Specifications

Spec:[3]

  • Mass: 1.4 kg (3.08 pounds, 0.22 stones)
  • Average electrical power consumption: 1.3 watts (W)
  • Average data rate: 0.032 kbps (bit rate)

See also

  • New Horizons (see plasma and high-energy particle spectrometer suite)

References

  1. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Experiment - Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  2. ^ "Voyager - Spacecraft - Planetary Radio Astronomy (PRA) and Plasma Wave Subsystem (PWS)". voyager.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  3. ^ [phttps://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experiment/display.action?id=1977-076A-13]
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