Construction of a balloon borne RF quadrupole mass spectrometer package
Abstract
A balloon-borne, radio-frequency mass spectrometer was constructed under this contract. The package is designed to study the ambient positive ion and more abundant neutral molecules of the upper stratosphere. The range of the mass spectrometer is 1 to 150 amu, with a resolution which can be set to better than 1 amu over that range. Titanium sublimation is used to pump the bulk of the gas load, with assistance from a liquid helium CO2 frost pump.
- Publication:
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Final Report
- Pub Date:
- June 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975duco.reptS....M
- Keywords:
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- Balloon-Borne Instruments;
- Mass Spectrometers;
- Quadrupoles;
- Radio Frequencies;
- Atmospheric Composition;
- Cosmic Rays;
- Experiment Design;
- Gas Analysis;
- Reliability Engineering;
- Ultraviolet Radiation;
- Instrumentation and Photography