Table 1, TIMAS Instrument Characteristics

Key TIMAS Instrument Characteristics

Table 1

Energy Range (keV/e)           0.015-32
Energy Resolution (deltaE/E) 
       Internal                0.08 
       External                0.08 - 0.7
Mass Range (AMU/e)             1 - > 32 
       (64 channels)
Mass Resolution (M/deltaM)   # 2 - 5
Field of View (Instantaneous) 
       Azimuth (deg.)          2 x 157
       Elevation (deg.)        10
Solid Angle coverage (sr)      4pi x 0.98
Angular Resolution (deg.)      11.25 x 11.25
Time Resolution (sec.) 
       2-D                     0.375 
       3-D                     3.0
Geometric Factor 
       (cm2 - sr)           #@ 1.5 - 11 x 10^-2
Sensitivity   
      (cm2 - sr - ev/eV)    #@ 0.1 - 7 x 10^-2
Mass (kg)                      15.7
Power (watts)<                 14
Telemetry (bps)                4100


#These parameters are energy dependent because of the pre-acceleration 
 of   the ions.  The first quantity corresponds to high energy and 
 the second corresponds to low energy.

@Includes transmission and efficiency factors.