INTERSTELLAR PROBE INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS:

INSTRUMENT PARAMETERS:

  • Viewing:

  • Aperture:

  • Efficiency:

30 degrees by 2 degree
0.5 sq.centimeters
1% *(metastable ions: 0.01%)

NEUTRAL SAMPLING IN APEX DIRECTION:

  • Hydrogen:
  • Deuterium:

  • Oxygen:
  • Helium:

30-50 eV
60-100 eV
500-800 eV

 1-2 x107 cts per day
1-2 x102 cts per day
1-2 x104 cts per day
  • Spinning spacecraft at 50-75 km/sec

WEIGHT: approx. 2 kg

TELEMETRY: <2 Bps

POWER: approx. 1.5 W

RELATED FIGURE:

INTERSTELLAR NEUTRAL FLOW AND COMPOSITION SENSOR FOR AN INTERSTELLAR PROBE

Interstellar Neutral Flow and Composition Sensor for an Interstellar Probe

See related figures:
Neutral conversion efficiency of BaZrO3 on polished W
Test of the electrostatic lens system|
CODIF Time of Flight section with modifications for positive acceleration HV

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