We present here a simplified operational set of calibrated parameters considered as the most "up-to-date" for use with the STEREO/Waves data.

• Antenna and Base Capacitances (see Receiver/Electrical Design section, for detailed information)

  Quantity	Value	Unit
  Antenna Capacitance (Ca)	~ 40	pF
  Monopole Stray Capacitance (Cs,m)	~ 67	pF
  Dipole Stray Capacitance (Cs,d)	32±4	pF

• Receiver Noise Level (see Receiver/Receiver Noise section, for detailed information)

  Quantity	Value	Unit
  Receiver Noise on STEREO-A (V2noise)	-161.8±0.8	dB
  Receiver Noise on STEREO-B (V2noise)	-163.9±1.5	dB

• Antenna Length (see Antenna Length section, for detailed information)

  Quantity	Value	Unit
  Effective length for hX on STEREO-A (using mode 11, 12 and 13)	2.96±0.20	m
  Effective length for hY on STEREO-A (using mode 12 and 21)	3.69±0.22	m
  Effective length for hZ on STEREO-A (using mode 11, 21 and 31)	2.68±0.41	m
  Effective length for hXY on STEREO-A (using mode 31)	4.25±0.15	m
  Effective length for hYZ on STEREO-A (using mode 13)	4.32±0.27	m
  Effective length for hX on STEREO-B (using mode 11, 12 and 13)	3.15±0.13	m
  Effective length for hY on STEREO-B (using mode 12 and 21)	3.68±0.10	m
  Effective length for hZ on STEREO-B (using mode 11, 21 and 31)	2.34±0.25	m
  Effective length for hXY on STEREO-B (using mode 31)	4.30±0.12	m
  Effective length for hYZ on STEREO-B (using mode 13)	3.89±0.15	m

• Antenna Direction (see Antenna Direction section, for detailed information)

  Quantity	Value	Unit
  Effective antenna colatitude (θ) for hX	52.4±0.2	deg
  Effective antenna azimuth (φ) for hX	231.6±0.1	deg
  Effective antenna colatitude (θ) for hY	58.4±0.6	deg
  Effective antenna azimuth (φ) for hY	120.1±1.1	deg
  Effective antenna colatitude (θ) for hZ	142.0±0.5	deg
  Effective antenna azimuth (φ) for hZ	160.9±0.7	deg
  Effective antenna colatitude (θ) for hXY	90.3±0.2	deg
  Effective antenna azimuth (φ) for hXY	91.1±0.4	deg
  Effective antenna colatitude (θ) for hYZ	32.9±0.1	deg
  Effective antenna azimuth (φ) for hYZ	93.3±2.9	deg

 

This web page has been compiled and is maintained by B. Cecconi¹, Co-I of STEREO/Waves.
Special thanks to: C. Briand¹, V. Krupar^1,2, M. Maksimovic¹, M. Panchenko³, A. Zaslavsky¹.
1. LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France;
2. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic;
3. Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria.

For any comments, inputs or suggestion, please contact B. Cecconi.