Compact Full-Field Ion Detector System for CubeSat Science Beyond LEO

Wrbanek, John D.; Wrbanek, Susan Y.; Fralick, Gustave C.; Clark, Pamela E.

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Compact Full-Field Ion Detector System for CubeSat Science Beyond LEO

Wrbanek, John D.·Wrbanek, Susan Y.·Fralick, Gustave C.·Clark, Pamela E.

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NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) is applying its expertise and facilities in harsh environment instrumentation to develop a Compact Full-Field Ion Detector System (CFIDS). The CFIDS is designed to be an extremely compact, low cost instrument, capable of being flown on a wide variety of deep space platforms, to provide comprehensive (composition, velocity, and direction) in situ measurements of heavy ions in space plasma environments with higher fidelity, than previously available.

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Wrbanek, John D., Wrbanek, Susan Y., Fralick, Gustave C., Clark, Pamela E.. 2013-11-13. Compact Full-Field Ion Detector System for CubeSat Science Beyond LEO. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20140012484

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