PVO VENUS ONMS BROWSE THERMAL ION 12 SECOND V1.0
Thermal ions can be measured with the filament off and the ion repeller set at 0 V. Species observed include He+, N+, O+, CO+ and/or N2+, NO+, O2+ and CO2+. H+ is not measurable with the current instrument configuration. One component of the ion drift in the ecliptic plane can also be determined. Thermal ion …