Control Electronics for Air-Borne Quadrupole Ion Mass Spectrometer.

Abstract

The work concerned in this report spans the three-year period commencing 15 September 1978 and deals with the development of electronic instrumentation for rocket and balloon-borne quadrupole ion mass spectrometers, Electronic packages containing circuits to control the quadrupole filters and data processing were developed for sounding rockets launched from Red Lake, Ontario, Canada during the 26 February 1979 Solar Eclipse; from the Poker Flat Research Range, Chatanika, Alaska during 1980 and 1981 Solar Proton Event Programs and also the 1981 Auroral E Program. A microprocessor-based control system was developed for a balloon-borne mass spectrometer. This latter system also provides a two-way communications link for ground control of the experiment and data transmission during the flight. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA115399

Entities

People

  • J. Spencer Rochefort
  • Raimundas Sukys

Organizations

  • Northeastern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Arithmetic Units
  • Central Processing Units
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Transmission
  • Data Transmission Systems
  • Detectors
  • Digital Data
  • Dwell Time
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radio Frequency Oscillators
  • Signal Generators

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics