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Accuracy of a Velocity/Trajectory Sensor for Charged Dust Particles
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 February 2018
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A VELOCITY/TRAJECTORY cosmic dust sensor of the CHARGE-SENSING type was tested at the Heidelberg dust accelerator facility, using micronsized particles. The full-scale (0.4m x 0.4m x 0.3m) model displayed capabilities for providing accuracies to 0.1% in speed and 0.1° in angle relative to the spacecraft at high signal-to-noise (SNR) ratios. The particle's trajectory within the sensor can be located with an accuracy of 0.3mm.
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