A planar retarding-potential analyzer will be included in each of the Atmosphere Explorer payloads. The primary functions of the instrument are to supply ion-temperature and ion-concentration data, which it will do at least once every 40 KM of flight path in the region of interest with an expected accuracy of better than 2%. In addition, the instrument will determine ion-drift velocities and energy spectra of both the thermal and suprathermal electrons.
The Retarding-Potential Analyzer on Atmosphere Explorer
Der Bremspotentialanalysator an Bord des Atmosphaere-Explorer
Radio Science ; 8 , 4 ; 333-339
1973
7 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 8 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
SATELLIT , FORSCHUNG , POTENZIAL , ION , BREMSSCHALTUNG , MESSGERAET , TEMPERATUR , KONZENTRATION , GESCHWINDIGKEIT , DRIFT , ELEKTRON , ENERGIESPEKTRUM
Results from the imp i retarding potential analyzer
NTRS | 1965
|The Atmosphere Explorer Mission
Tema Archiv | 1973
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