@article{Wilson:2026:1538-4365/ae5d2f,
author = {Wilson, LB and Bale, SD and Stevens, ML and Maruca, BA and Klein, KG and Martinovi, MM and TenBarge, JM},
doi = {1538-4365/ae5d2f},
journal = {Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series},
title = {Electron Velocity Moments in the Solar Wind. I. Calibration of the Wind 3DP EESA Low Detector},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ae5d2f},
volume = {284},
year = {2026}
}

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AB  - Calibrated measurements of electron velocity distribution functions (VDFs) are necessary to characterize fluid and kinetic processes in weakly collisional and nearly collisionless plasmas such as the solar wind. Therefore, we analyzed 3,996,051 electron VDFs observed by the Wind 3DP thermal electron detector near 1 au between 2005 January 1 and 2017 November 25. The data were calibrated for each electron VDF to produce accurate velocity moments in the solar wind. This is the first full solar cycle coverage electron velocity moment dataset in the near-Earth solar wind. Herein (Paper I) we discuss the calibration process/algorithms and the velocity moment constraints, uncertainties, and resulting public dataset. In the second paper (Paper II), we statistically analyze the electron velocity moment dataset.
AU  - Wilson,LB
AU  - Bale,SD
AU  - Stevens,ML
AU  - Maruca,BA
AU  - Klein,KG
AU  - Martinovi,MM
AU  - TenBarge,JM
DO  - 1538-4365/ae5d2f
PY  - 2026///
SN  - 0067-0049
TI  - Electron Velocity Moments in the Solar Wind. I. Calibration of the Wind 3DP EESA Low Detector
T2  - Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ae5d2f
VL  - 284
ER  - 

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