PSP FIELDS Radio Frequency Receiver (RFS) Radio Frequency Receiver Burst Data, Level 2 (L2), 7 s Data

LFR HiRes spectra contain 32 finely spaced frequency bins near the plasma frequency. The exact frequency bins are selectable and are included as metadata variables in this file. The Level 2 data products contained in this data file have been calibrated for the preamp and RFS analog section response, and the polyphase filter bank (PFB) and the FFT spectral processing as described in [3].

Corrections for base capacitance and antenna effective length have not been applied (these corrections will be applied in Level 3 RFS data.) Therefore, units for all spectral quantities are given in V^2/Hz. Time resolution of the RFS varies with instrument mode. During encounter (when PSP is within 0.25 AU of the Sun), cadence for RFS HFR and LFR spectra is typically about 7 seconds.

During cruise mode, which is the default mode for operations outside of 0.25 AU, cadence for HFR and LFR spectra is about 56 seconds. References: 1. Fox, N.J., Velli, M.C., Bale, S.D. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 7. doi.org/10.1007/s11214-015-0211-6 2.

Bale, S.D., Goetz, K., Harvey, P.R. et al. Space Sci Rev (2016) 204: 49. doi.org/10.1007/s11214-016-0244-5 3. Pulupa, M., Bale, S. D., Bonnell, J.W. et al. (2017) JGR Space Physics, 122, 2836-2854. doi.org/10.1002/2016JA023345