A Neutral Gas Mass Spectrometer to Measure the Chemical Composition of the Stratosphere
The Polar Balloon Atmospheric Composition Experiment (P-BACE) is a new generation of neutral gas mass spectrometer based on the time-of-flight principle. P-BACE is the only scientific experiment on the Mars Environment Analogue Platform (MEAP) flown successfully on a balloon mission in summer 2008....
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ftunivbern:oai:boris.unibe.ch:4826 2024-09-15T18:26:07+00:00 A Neutral Gas Mass Spectrometer to Measure the Chemical Composition of the Stratosphere Abplanalp, Dominic Wurz, Peter Wieser, M. Barabasch, M. 2010 application/pdf https://boris.unibe.ch/4826/1/s2_43abpl.pdf https://boris.unibe.ch/4826/ eng eng https://boris.unibe.ch/4826/ info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Abplanalp, Dominic; Wurz, Peter; Wieser, M.; Barabasch, M. (2010). A Neutral Gas Mass Spectrometer to Measure the Chemical Composition of the Stratosphere. In: 19th ESA Symposium on Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research. Bad Reichenhall, Germany. 7–11 June 2009. 520 Astronomy 620 Engineering info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed 2010 ftunivbern 2024-06-24T05:12:09Z The Polar Balloon Atmospheric Composition Experiment (P-BACE) is a new generation of neutral gas mass spectrometer based on the time-of-flight principle. P-BACE is the only scientific experiment on the Mars Environment Analogue Platform (MEAP) flown successfully on a balloon mission in summer 2008. The MEAP mission was flown with a 334,000 m3helium balloon in the stratosphere on a semicircular trajectory from northern Sweden around the North Pole to Canada. The atmospheric conditions at an atmospheric altitude of 35 – 40 km are remarkably similar to those on the surface of Mars and thus the balloon mission was an ideal testbed for our mass spectrometer P-BACE. Originally this instrument was designed for in situ measurements of the chemical composition of the Martian atmosphere. The balloon mission lasted five days and had successfully demonstrated the functionality of the P-BACE instrument during flight conditions. We had recorded more than 4,500 mass spectra. Conference Object Northern Sweden BORIS (Bern Open Repository and Information System, University of Bern) |
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The Polar Balloon Atmospheric Composition Experiment (P-BACE) is a new generation of neutral gas mass spectrometer based on the time-of-flight principle. P-BACE is the only scientific experiment on the Mars Environment Analogue Platform (MEAP) flown successfully on a balloon mission in summer 2008. The MEAP mission was flown with a 334,000 m3helium balloon in the stratosphere on a semicircular trajectory from northern Sweden around the North Pole to Canada. The atmospheric conditions at an atmospheric altitude of 35 – 40 km are remarkably similar to those on the surface of Mars and thus the balloon mission was an ideal testbed for our mass spectrometer P-BACE. Originally this instrument was designed for in situ measurements of the chemical composition of the Martian atmosphere. The balloon mission lasted five days and had successfully demonstrated the functionality of the P-BACE instrument during flight conditions. We had recorded more than 4,500 mass spectra. |
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A Neutral Gas Mass Spectrometer to Measure the Chemical Composition of the Stratosphere |
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A Neutral Gas Mass Spectrometer to Measure the Chemical Composition of the Stratosphere |
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A Neutral Gas Mass Spectrometer to Measure the Chemical Composition of the Stratosphere |
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neutral gas mass spectrometer to measure the chemical composition of the stratosphere |
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Abplanalp, Dominic; Wurz, Peter; Wieser, M.; Barabasch, M. (2010). A Neutral Gas Mass Spectrometer to Measure the Chemical Composition of the Stratosphere. In: 19th ESA Symposium on Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research. Bad Reichenhall, Germany. 7–11 June 2009. |
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