The proposed work implements an enhancement of the INMS to enable high-resolution ion and neutral temperature and drift/wind measurements. This enhanced capability is achieved primarily with a fine angular measurement of the particle velocity distribution function.
This technology development and maturation project extensively leverages design work completed through FY16 IRAD, building on the existing wide-angle mass spectrometer, which has a 360-degree field of view. The enhanced design provides angular resolution of the particle distributions and along-track ion velocity.
More »The design serves as a foundation for further development, e.g. increased energy and mass resolution and velocity measurements.
More »Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) | Lead Organization | NASA Center | Greenbelt, Maryland |