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Voyager Magnetometer Experiment (MAG)

The Voyager magnetometers are now a key component of the Voyager Interstellar Mission, collecting measurements of magnetic fields far from the Sun.

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The Voyager magnetometers (MAG) provide direct field measurement of both the planetary and the interplanetary plasma media.

Related Publications

2020. "Intermittency and q-Gaussian Distributions in the Magnetic Field of the Very Local Interstellar Medium (VLISM) Observed by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.", The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 901 (1): L2 [10.3847/2041-8213/abb199] [Journal Article/Letter]

2019. "Magnetic field and particle measurements made by Voyager 2 at and near the heliopause.", Nature Astronomy, 3 (11): 1007-1012 [10.1038/s41550-019-0920-y] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Magnetic Field Observations in the Very Local Interstellar Medium by Voyagers 1 and 2.", The Astrophysical Journal, 932 (1): 59 [10.3847/1538-4357/ac658e] [Journal Article/Letter]

2023. "A Large Magnetic Hump in the VLISM Observed by Voyager 1 in 2020–2022.", The Astrophysical Journal, 953 (2): 135 [10.3847/1538-4357/acd6eb] [Journal Article/Letter]

2024. "The Solar Magnetic Hump, Heliopause, and the Very Local Interstellar Medium.", The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 971 (1): L17 [10.3847/2041-8213/ad6397] [Journal Article/Letter]