Measurement Techniques in Space Plasmas: ParticlesRobert F. Pfaff, Joseph E. Borovsky, David T. Young Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 102. Space plasma measurements are conducted in a hostile, remote environment. The art and science of measurements gathered in space depend therefore on unique instrument designs and fabrication methods to an extent perhaps unprecedented in experimental physics. In-situ measurement of space plasmas constitutes an expensive, unforgiving, and highly visible form of scientific endeavor. |
Contents
Whats Wrong With Space Plasma Metrology? | 17 |
Current Collection by a Large Langmuir Probe in a MesoThermal ram Plasma | 37 |
Experimental Considerations | 73 |
Thermal Electron Temperature Measurements from the Freja Cold Plasma Analyzer | 91 |
Computer Simulation in Designing Electrostatic Optics for Space Plasma Experiments | 102 |
Particle Spectrometers | 105 |
W Carlson and J P McFadden | 125 |
TimeofFlight Ion Composition Measurement Technique for Space Plasmas | 141 |
J J Berthelier J M Illiano R R Hodges J Covinhes M Godefroy G Gogly | 221 |
Isochronous Mass Spectrometer for Space Plasma Applications | 229 |
P Wurz L Gubler P Bochsler and E Möbius | 237 |
T Young B L Barraclough J J Berthelier M Blanc J L Burch A J Coates R Goldstein | 243 |
J P McFadden and C W Carlson | 249 |
The Cassini CAPS Electron Spectrometer | 257 |
Analyzer Electron Optics | 263 |
Fast and Accurate Inflight Calculations of Electron Space Plasma Parameters | 275 |
Miniaturization Concepts | 157 |
Novel Measurement of the PitchAngle Structure of Auroral Electron Beams | 169 |
The Scanning Thermal Ion Composition Spectrometer STICS | 175 |
The Data System for the Freja F7 Electron Spectrometer | 181 |
H Boehm H Höfner and J Clemmons | 187 |
J McComas J E Nordholt J J Berthelier J M Illiano and D T Young | 195 |
J McComas B L Barraclough R W Moses R C Wiens L Adamic D Burnett | 201 |
J Pollock V N Coffey J D England N G Martinez T E Moore and M L Adrian | 209 |
J E Nordholt J J Berthelier D M Burr H O Funsten R Goldstein J M Illiano | 215 |
A Fast Omnidirectional Ion Detector for the Study of Space Plasmas | 281 |
Highspeed 2D Imaging for Plasma Analyzers Using Wedgeand StripAnodes | 295 |
A Calibration Source for Low Energy Electron Detectors | 301 |
Miniaturized Optimized Smart Sensor MOSS for Space Plasma Diagnostics | 313 |
Correlators | 319 |
WaveParticle Correlator Instrument Design | 325 |
Performance Limitations Successes and the Future | 333 |
EnergeticParticle Detectors | 339 |
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