Neutral Particle Composition And Flow Velocity Measurement Instruments

Measurement Definition: A directional instrument that measures the amount of neutrals encountered by the spacecraft.
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Instrument DescriptionMeasurement TechnologyTimeline
NMSOperationalThe Neutral Mass and velocity Spectrometer (NMS) measures mass composition and velocity of neutral atmospheric species in the 1-40 amu mass and 0.1-2 km/s velocity range.n/a
ENAIBeing developedThe Energetic Neutral Atom Imager (ENAI) is used for imaging observations of neutral atoms (H, O) with energies ranging from 10 to 500 keV in the source region of magnetic storms, achieving high temporal, spatial, and energy resolutions.n/a