Development of an Ion Mass Spectrometer and Sounding Rocket System for D-Region Cluster-Ion Measurements.

Abstract

An Ion Mass Spectrometer and supporting Sounding Rocket System were developed to make in situ measurements of cluster-ions in the D-region of the ionosphere. A cryogenically vacuum-pumped quadrupole mass filter and secondary emission ion counter are coupled to make mass spectral measurements of positive and negative ion composition in ambient gas sampled at the apex of a cone designed to attach the shock wave induced by supersonic sounding rocket speeds. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 27, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118752

Entities

People

  • A. Bailey
  • E. Mckenna
  • G. Federico
  • L. Wlodyka
  • R. Narcisi

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Electron Emission
  • Emission
  • Instrumentation
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Range Finding
  • Rockets
  • Secondary Emission
  • Shock Waves
  • Solar Eclipses
  • Sounding Rockets
  • Spectrometers
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Oceanography.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow