Development of an ion/electron plasma spectrometer

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dc.contributor.advisorReiff, Patricia H.en_US
dc.creatorKeith, Wayne Russellen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:33:48Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:33:48Zen_US
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis details the development of the Miniaturized Electrostatic DUal top-hat Spherical Analyzer (MEDUSA) instrument, including calibration, simulation, and data processing software. MEDUSA combines two-species observations with state-of-the-art miniaturization to achieve a low-cost, compact instrument capable of making the measurements that will be required in the future. Calibration of the instrument was performed during November 1997 and July 1998. In order to better understand the characteristics of the instrument, it was also modeled in detail with a modified 2.5 dimensional raytracing code. The production processing software is designed to archive the data into the standard Instrument Data File Set (IDFS) format of the Southwest Data Display and Analysis System (SDDAS). MEDUSA has so far proven itself to be a reliable, low-cost instrument capable of making the scientific measurements required for a better understanding of the behavior of the near-Earth particle environment.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS SP. SCI. 1999 KEITHen_US
dc.identifier.citationKeith, Wayne Russell. "Development of an ion/electron plasma spectrometer." (1999) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17276">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17276</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17276en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectAerospace engineeringen_US
dc.subjectElectronicsen_US
dc.subjectElectrical engineeringen_US
dc.subjectAstronomyen_US
dc.subjectAstrophysicsen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of an ion/electron plasma spectrometeren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentSpace Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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