DocumentCode
897432
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
Volume
31
Issue
2
fYear
1993
fDate
3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
407
Lastpage
416
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0196-2892
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/36.214917
Filename
214917
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