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Imager of low energy neutral atoms (ILENA) - Imaging neutrals from the magnetosphere at energies below 20 keVWe describe a new imager suitable for measurements of magnetospheric neutrals with energies from about 100 eV to about 10 keV; an energy range adequate for imaging the plasmasheet neutral atoms out to about 10 R(E). The instrument, an outgrowth of a study of atom-surface collisions in support of satellite drag calculations, separates incident photons from neutral atoms by surface scattering and conversion of the neutrals to ions. Subsequently, the ions formed on the first surface are accelerated through a light rejection section which also disperses the ions according to energy. The dispersed ion beam is then allowed to impact a second surface where a start pulse is generated to obtain ion velocity and energy/charge. The second surface is chosen to give large secondary electron emission without regard to charge state of the particles reflected from it. The data supporting the proposed ILENA design is presented in the first part of the paper.
Document ID
19930045758
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Herrero, Federico A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Smith, Mark F.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: Instrumentation for magnetospheric imagery; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 21, 22, 1992 (A93-29751 10-19)
Publisher: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Accession Number
93A29755
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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