Simulation of a miniature, low-power time-of-flight mass spectrometer for in situ analysis of planetary atmospheres

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6959, Issue , 2008, Pages

  King, Todd T ^a   Getty, Stephanie A ^a   Roman, Patrick A ^a   Herrero, Federico A ^a   Jones, Hollis H ^a   Kahle, Duncan M ^a   Lynch, Bernard ^a   Suárez, George ^a   Brinckerhoff, William B ^a   Mahaffy, Paul R ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Miniature time of flight mass spectrometer; Planetary science; Simulation

Indexed keywords

MINIATURE TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER; PLANETARY SCIENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT;

ASTROBIOLOGY;

EID: 44349084722     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.780113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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