CHAWS Data Processing and Analysis Tools in Real-Time and Postflight Environments

摘要

A number of different programs were used in the collection, calibration, display and analysis of data from the Charged Hazards and Wake Studies (CHAWS). The CHAWS experiment was flown on the Wake Shield Facility satellite during Space Shuttle missions STS-60 and STS-69 for studying plasma interactions with space vehicles and their wake. The programs utilized for the collection of real-time data during the two shuttle flights are described, as well as those used for the processing required to produce working postflight data bases. The real-time and postflight data visualization and analysis tools available from the CHAWS Analysis and Postilight Survey (CHAPS) software package are fully detailed. The CHUNKS software package, an extended data correlation tool, is also described.