학술논문
LEICA: a low energy ion composition analyzer for the study of solar and magnetospheric heavy ions
Document Type
Periodical
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Source
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on. 31(3):549-556 May, 1993
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Language
ISSN
0196-2892
1558-0644
1558-0644
Abstract
The SAMPEX (Solar, Anomalous, and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer) LEICA instrument is designed to measure approximately 0.5-5-MeV/nucleon solar and magnetospheric ions over the range from He-Ni. The instrument is a time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer, which measures particle TOF over an approximately 0.5-m path and the residual energy deposited in an array of Si solid state detectors. Large-area microchannel plates are used, resulting in a large geometrical factor for the instrument (0.6 cm/sup 2/sr), which is essential for accurate compositional measurements in small solar flares and in studies of precipitating magnetospheric heavy ions.ETX