Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985itns...32..139j&link_type=abstract
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NASA, NBS, et al., Nuclear Science Symposium, 31st, Orlando, FL, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 1984) IEEE Tran
Physics
12
Angular Distribution, Plasma Dynamics, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Space Plasmas, Spacecraft Environments, Giotto Mission, Microchannel Plates, Particle Energy, Plasma Probes, Readout, Spaceborne Experiments, Velocity Distribution
Scientific paper
A new type of plasma analyzer, capable of covering the three-dimensional energy distribution of charged particles from a spinning spacecraft, has been built for the AMPTE and GIOTTO spacecraft. The novel features are the use of 260 deg of deflection in a spherical plate electrostatic analyzer to obtain energy discrimination simultaneously with dispersion in angle and the use of a microchannel plate with position-sensitive readout to obtain the angular distribution. The sensor achieves a field of view greater than 140 deg; a well-defined and nearly-ideal shape for the acceptance volume in velocity space and a relatively large geometric factor.
Booker Thomas
Coates Andrew J.
David Winningham J.
Johnstone Alan D.
Kellock S. J.
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