Instrument Description

 

PLASTIC on STEREO is a Time of Flight mass spectrometer that uses the principles of electrostatic deflection, post acceleration, time-of-flight measurement, energy measurement, and position measurement to determine the bulk parameters and composition of the solar wind and suprathermal ions.

 

 

 

Overview of Instrument (15 MB)

 

Known Instrument Issues

 

L1 Data Reference Document

 

 

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