Microshutters for space physics time of flight applications
Paper i proceeding, 2010
In present time-of-flight (TOF) mass and energy spectrometers in experimental space plasma
physics applications, the resolution is limited by the fact that the particle to be measured loses part of its energy
in the generation of the start pulse. To improve the resolution, a fast micromechanical shutter system to
generate the start signal has been developed. The microshutter is included in the PRIMA (PRIsma Mass
Analyzer) ion detector on-board the Swedish PRISMA mission, which will be launched into low Earth orbit on
June 15, 2010.
Shutter
time-of-flight
MEMS
Författare
Klas Brinkfelt
Peter Enoksson
Chalmers, Teknisk fysik, Elektronikmaterial
B Front
Chalmers, Mikroteknologi och nanovetenskap
Martin Wieser
M Emanuelsson
Stas Barabash
21st Micromechanics and Micro systems Europe workshop, 26-29 September 2010, Enschede, The Netherlands
140-143
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Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi
Elektroteknik och elektronik