Title :
Automatic detection of mass-resolved ion conics
Author :
Doherty, Mark F. ; Bjorklund, Carolyn M. ; Peterson, William K. ; Collin, Henry L.
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Missile & Space Co. Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A processing algorithm for automatically detecting a specific type of ion distribution (called the ion conic distribution) in data obtained from a space-based mass spectrometer has been devised. Automation of this task is necessary due to the sparseness of conic events within the very large databases typical of space plasma instruments. The algorithm used to perform this automated analysis and the methods used to verify the algorithm are described. Initial results on the characterization of the near-Earth space plasma are summarized
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; geophysics computing; plasma; signal processing; ion conic distribution; ion distribution; magnetosphere; mass-resolved ion conics; near-Earth space; processing algorithm; space plasma; space-based mass spectrometer; Bandwidth; Image processing; Magnetosphere; Mass spectroscopy; Object recognition; Physics; Plasma materials processing; Plasma measurements; Satellites; Telemetry;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
