Construction of a Balloon-Borne RF Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Package.

Abstract

A balloon-borne, radio-frequency mass spectrometer was constructed under this contract. The package is designed to study the ambient positive ion and more abundant neutral molecules of the upper stratosphere. The range of the mass spectrometer is 1 to 150 amu, with a resolution which can be set to better than 1 amu over that range. Titanium sublimation is used to pump the bulk of the gas load, with assistance from a liquid helium CO2 frost pump.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA011313

Entities

People

  • David G. Murcray
  • Robert C. Amme

Organizations

  • University of Denver

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Instrumentation
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Molecules
  • Radio Frequency
  • Spectrometers
  • Stratosphere
  • Sublimation
  • Titanium

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster