VEGA 1/2 MISCHA CD                            Version 1.1   Date 12. Aug. 1997
   IWF Graz                                                 Magda Delva       
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     Offset determination for the VEGA-1 and VEGA-2 mission                   
                                                                              
IWF, Graz, 4 July 1996                              Magda Delva               
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A detailed description of the calibration is given in                         
                                                                              
IWF 9003 "Comet Halley remote plasma tail observations and in-situ solar wind 
          properties: Vega 1/2 IMF-plasma observations and ground-based       
          optical observations from 1 Dec. 85 to 1 May 1986."                 
                                                                              
          1990, M. Delva. K. Schwingenschuh, M.B. Niedner, K.I.Gringauz,      
                W. Riedler, C.T. Russell                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
The ASCII files                                                               
                                                                              
     B01offset.dat                                                            
     B02offset.dat                                                            
                                                                              
contain a list of time intervals and the associated offsets values            
(Ox, Oy, Oz, Ou) to be subtracted from the MISCHA magnetic field SC data.     
Offsets were determinated through a correlation technique (Hedgecock,...)     
or through a set of linear equations (C.T. Russell's method). The actual      
method used is given through a nr. after the actual offset value:             
                                                                              
example:                                                                      
22 dec 84 13 34 22             -> begin of time interval                      
23 dec 84 08 17 00             -> end    "   "      "                         
   5.5  0.0  0.5  9.5          -> offset values Ox,Oy,Oz,Ou                   
   0                           -> identification of method used               
   0.                          -> flag to be set (0.= NO problems)            
                                                                              
These ASCII files have the format used by the MASTERFILE program to make the  
offset correction for the masterfile. More explanation is found in the        
Masterfile-program description.