The composition and concentration of thermal positive ions in the ionosphere of Venus were determined and interpreted in terms of vertical and horizontal components. The instrument used was a Bennett radio-frequency mass spectrometer based on the design of those flown on OGO and Atmospheric Explorer satellites. A mass range of 1--60 amu was covered with a variety of automatic scan-search modes available.
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The composition and concentration of thermal positive ions in the ionosphere of Venus were determined and interpreted in terms of vertical and horizontal components. The instrument used was a Bennett radio-frequency mass spectrometer based on the design of those flown on OGO and Atmospheric Explorer satellites. A mass range of 1--60 amu was covered with a variety of automatic scan-search modes available.
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Information about the Ion Mass Spectrometer (OIMS) experiment on the Pioneer Venus Orbiter mission.