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.


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    Title :

    The Retarding-Potential Analyzer on Atmosphere Explorer


    Additional title:

    Der Bremspotentialanalysator an Bord des Atmosphaere-Explorer


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Radio Science ; 8 , 4 ; 333-339


    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 8 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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