Spacecraft mass spectrometer ion source employing field emission cathodes
- 1 May 1986
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 57 (5), 989-990
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1138651
Abstract
An ion source that uses field emission cathodes to provide a 200-eV, 0.1-mA electron beam has been incorporated into three spacecraft mass spectrometers. The source is rugged, compact, and dissipates less than 30 mW.Keywords
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