A configurable ion source for validating spaceflight-based thermal plasma measurement systems

Thermal ion instruments are valuable for analyzing Earth’s upper atmosphere. Prelaunch vacuum chamber testing of such instruments with a thermal ion source is often used to validate the performance of such instruments in a relevant environment, which is a prerequisite for a NASA flight. In this pape...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Review of scientific instruments 2019-09, Vol.90 (9)
Hauptverfasser:	Robertson, Ellen, Earle, Gregory, Green, Jonathan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ion sources Scientific apparatus & instruments Space flight Thermal plasmas Upper atmosphere Vacuum chambers
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