Quadrupole Ion/Neutral Mass Spectrometer for Space Shuttle Applications.

Abstract

A Quadrupole Ion/Neutral Mass Spectrometer (QINMS) was developed for the fourth flight of the Space Shuttle in June and July of 1982. Several additional instruments have been built for other programs using the same design. The instruments are designed to measure the neutral and positive ion composition in the vicinity of the Space Shuttle or similar satellites. Other experimental capabilities include the measurements of total neutral pressure, total ion density, and species kinetic energy distributions. This report describes in detail the design and construction of the QINMS instruments, the integration requirements, ground testing and calibration procedures, typical flight operations, and finally, data requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172275

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Hunton
  • Edmund Trzcinski
  • Gennaro Federico
  • John Dorian
  • Lois Wlodyka

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Current Regulators
  • Electron Beams
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • Ion Pumps
  • Logarithmic Amplifiers
  • Mass Spectra
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Motors
  • Power Supplies
  • Pumping Stations
  • Simulators
  • Space Shuttles
  • Spacecraft
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Stands

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites