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The IMAP Magnetometer

Abstract:
The magnetometer (MAG) is one of the ten scientific instruments on the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), which will take in situ and remote measurements from a Sun-Earth L1 halo orbit. MAG contributes to IMAP science goals of investigating the acceleration and propagation of energetic particles, as well as providing real-time space weather monitoring data. The magnetometer is a conventional dual sensor fluxgate instrument with a noise floor under 10 pT at 1 Hz, taking science measurements continuously at 2 vectors/s as well as a burst mode of 64 vectors/s for at least 8 hours per day. It also provides a real-time space weather monitoring product at 4 second cadence. We describe the requirements, design and performance of the instrument, including a novel lossless compression algorithm. Data products, processing and calibration plans are presented.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1007/s11214-026-01277-8

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0000-0002-7572-4690


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Springer
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Space Science Reviews More from this journal
Volume:
222
Issue:
4
Article number:
44
Publication date:
2026-05-04
Acceptance date:
2026-02-03
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1572-9672
ISSN:
0038-6308


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English
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Review
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4011755
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2026-05-04
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