Resources
A navigation page for on-site files, scientific papers, and links to additional resources.
The goal of the Resources page is the amalgamation of all work that has been done, or is being done, on the Helios Mission data by our team or any other person, group, team, organization, and/or universities unaffiliated with this project. And to then organize that information into a concise page that makes it easy for you to connect with the most useful source.
Our team has focused on reanalyzing the magnetic field and plasma experiments (E1 E2, E3, and E4) onboard Helios 1 and 2: summarized on the Reanalysis page of this website. Other groups have worked on different subsets of the Helios Mission. In the following sections we do our best to unify these different efforts.
Data, Documentation, and HTTP Site
Data Repository
ALL AVAILABLE FILES WITH INFO
The Data Repository organizes the available Helios mission files -- data, instrument papers, programs, and other documents -- and provides accessible, downloadable, links. Each file has a short description.
Instrument Documentation
ONLY CONTAINS EXPERIMENT DOCUMENTATION
The Instrument Documentation page organizes the available documentation by experiment. In the Data Repository some documentation is organized by means other than experiment.
HTTP Site
CONTAINS ALL AVAILABLE FILES.
The "HTTP site" is the primary location of all available files in this archive. This page shows the Helios mission files as are organized on the servers, with very limited information.
Additional Links and Resources
Resources at NASA NSSDC
Helios A Spacecraft
Data Collections from Helios A
Helios B Spacecraft
Data Collections from Helios B
Resources at University of Iowa
Helios E5A Plasma Wave Experiment
Resources at NASA SPDF
Helios Data Portal -- to search for Helios 1 & 2, click on the observatory tab on the left menu and check Helios 1 & Helios 2 boxes
Reference Search Tool
SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (Old)
SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (Current)
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Science Papers
This page contains relevant scientific works that make use of the Helios spacecrafts' data, such as, dissertations, publications, and legacy documents.
1985 and before
Helios 1 was launched December 10, 1974.
Helios 2 was launched January 15, 1975.
A majority of the scientific works about the Helios Mission, were created within the first decade of the spacecrafts launch.
1986 through now
Helios 1 and 2 had primary lifespans of 18 months, however, both spacecrafts far exceeded their lifespans: the last transmission came in February 10, 1986. That is over one decade of solar data!
Post 1985, we see a significant decrease in scientific works.