Instrumentation Development for LASSII Equatorial Measurements.

Abstract

A quadrupole ion mass spectrometer capable of measuring ion composition during equatorial ionospheric irregularities with a spatial resolution of 4 m over a range of 1 to 56 AMU is discussed. Instrument sensitivity has been adjusted to cover an ion concentration range of 10 ions/cc to million ions/cc. A separate measurement of ion density and its fluctuations is also made. The instrument was developed to fly on a space-shuttle-launched LASSII satellite. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 1980
Accession Number
ADA088880

Entities

People

  • Edmund Trzcinski

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplifiers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Calibration
  • Chemistry
  • Dynamic Range
  • Electronics
  • Fabrication
  • High Resolution
  • High Voltage
  • Instrumentation
  • Ion Density
  • Logarithmic Amplifiers
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Space Shuttles
  • Spectrometers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster