A Data Acquisition and Instrument Control System for Laboratory Tests of an Ion Beam Source.

Abstract

During the 1970's, the Air Force developed an ion beam source for use in spacecraft discharging experiments. In addition to the flight instruments, several models were developed for laboratory tests conducted at the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory. Over the past several years, the research methods used for the Satellite Positive Ion Beam System (SPIBS) tests have evolved from manual techniques for experiment control and data recording to the present use of a real-time, computer-based system. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 17, 1981
Accession Number
ADA112340

Entities

People

  • Allen Chesley
  • Kirk Broomhead
  • Ronald Boucher

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Charged Particles
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Reduction
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Digital Data
  • Frequency Response
  • Ion Beams
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Measurement
  • Power Supplies
  • Recording Systems
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster