Title :
The Time-of-Flight Spectrometer SULEICA for Ions of the Energy Range 5-270 keV/Charge on AMPTE IRM
Author :
Mobius, E. ; Gloeckler, G. ; Hovestadt, D. ; Ipavich, F.M. ; Klecker, B. ; Scholer, M. ; Arbinger, H. ; Hofner, H. ; Kunneth, E. ; Laeverenz, P. ; Luhn, A. ; Tums, E.O. ; Waldleben, H.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Institute fÿr Physik und Astrophysik, Institut fÿr extraterrestrische Physik, 8046 Garching, 3ermany
fDate :
5/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Suprathermal Energy Ionic Charge Analyzer (SULEICA) on AMPTE IRM is an instrument to determine the ionic charge state and mass composition of all major ions from H through Fe for energies of the suprathermal plasma (¿5 up to ¿270 keV/charge) by the use of electrostatic deflection, time-of-flight measurement, and energy analysis in solid-state detectors. With its acceptance fan of 400° X 10° the instrument scans a field of 360° by 40° in the satellite spin plane. The data contain counting rate information for the evaluation of absolute particle fluxes, live pulse-height events, and matrix rates for selected ions from on-board processing with a microprocessor.
Keywords :
Charge measurement; Current measurement; Electrostatic analysis; Electrostatic measurements; Energy measurement; Instruments; Iron; Plasma measurements; Solid state circuits; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.1985.289527
