Satellite borne energetic ion mass spectrometer for three-dimensional measurement of velocity distribution

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Feb 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993rsci...64..406h&link_type=abstract

Review of Scientific Instruments (ISSN 0034-6748), vol. 64, no. 2, p. 406-419.

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Energetic Particles, Mass Spectrometers, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Velocity Distribution, Earth Magnetosphere, Field Of View, Lorentz Force, Space Plasmas

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A new type of satellite-borne fast ion energy mass spectrometer was developed for space plasma research, using numerical design and experimental calibration. The new spectrometer is capable of measuring three-dimensional velocity distributions of different ion species simultaneously, with a wide angular coverage and high time resolution. It was shown that the present instrument can resolve H(+), He(2+), He(+), O2(2+), and O(+), the dominant ion species in the earth's magnetosphere, which play a crucial role as tracers in studies of the origin of plasmas.

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