کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8141993 1523879 2018 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Microchannel plate lifetime experiment for the DIS and DES instruments on the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات فیزیک زمین (ژئو فیزیک)
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Microchannel plate lifetime experiment for the DIS and DES instruments on the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
چکیده انگلیسی
The stability of microchannel plate (MCP) gain with time impacts the success of long-term space plasma missions that use such detectors. Gain stability is of particular importance for the Fast Plasma Investigation (FPI) suite on NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, which operates 64 independent MCP assemblies. Due to this massive number of sensors, there was not sufficient time to fully precondition all flight detectors prior to MMS launch. Therefore, an understanding of the change of MCP gain with time is vital to ensure quality FPI performance. We have conducted lifetime experiments with flight-grade FPI-like MCP assemblies for both ion and electron detectors. These experiments demonstrate that MCP gain stabilizes after≈1.0 C/cm2 has been extracted from the plates. Based on these results, the FPI MCPs could potentially operate for 20+ years on-orbit.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Planetary and Space Science - Volume 161, 15 October 2018, Pages 92-98
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