The Design, Development and Test of Rocket Mass Spectrometer Assemblies.

Abstract

The following report reviews the work done in the design and fabrication of rocket borne quadrupole mass spectrometer electronic assemblies and ground support equipment. The electronic assemblies are integrated with a rod housing assembly, which is furnished by the government to make a complete spectrometer unit. The electronic units are designed to supply the necessary data handling circuits, the DC and RF sweep voltages, DC bias voltages, and a programmer which controls the sweep amplitude, time and shape. The mass spectrometers are used to measure positive and negative ion and neutral constituents in the upper atmosphere.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA003389

Entities

People

  • George P. Murphy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Assembly
  • Atmospheres
  • Communication Equipment
  • Fabrication
  • Governments
  • Ground Support
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Spectrometers
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems