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    <ResourceID>spase://CNES/Instrument/CDPP-AMDA/MESSENGER/FIPS</ResourceID>

    <ResourceHeader>
      <ResourceName>FIPS</ResourceName>

      <AlternateName>Energetic Particle and Plasma Spectrometer (EPPS) : Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer</AlternateName>

      <ReleaseDate>2017-01-20T21:10:13Z</ReleaseDate>

      <Description>The Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS) instrument is an imaging mass spectrometer combining a novel wide-angle electrostatic deflection system and a linear time-of-flight system. 
       
       The FIPS sensor consists of an electrostatic analyzer (ESA), located 
      at the entrance to the sensor, a post-acceleration chamber between 
      the output of the ESA and the carbon foil, and a time-of-flight 
      telescope. The ESA at the entrance to the FIPS acts as a wide-angle 
      lens for ions. It only allows ions with a specific energy/charge band 
      to enter through its output plane.
      </Description>

       <Contact>
          <PersonID>spase://SMWG/Person/Thomas.Zurbuchen</PersonID>
         <Role>PrincipalInvestigator</Role>      
      </Contact> 
      <InformationURL>
        <Name>FIPS web page, Summary sheet </Name>
        <URL>http://www.sprl.umich.edu/projects/FIPS/</URL>
      </InformationURL> 

    </ResourceHeader>

    <InstrumentType>MassSpectrometer</InstrumentType>

    <InvestigationName></InvestigationName>

    <OperatingSpan>
      <StartDate>2005-08-02T00:00:00Z</StartDate>
      <StopDate>2015-04-30T00:00:00Z</StopDate>
      <Note>Earth Flyby 2005-08-02</Note>
      <Note> Data Gap 2005-08-03 / 2006-10-25</Note>
      <Note> 1st Venus Flyby : 2006-10-25 </Note>
      <Note> Data Gap 2006-10-26 / 2007-06-05</Note>
      <Note> 2nd Venus flyby : 2007-06-05</Note>
      <Note> Data Gap 2007-06-06 / 2008-01-14</Note>
      <Note> 1st Mercury flyby : 2008-01-14 </Note>
      <Note> Data Gap 2008-01-15 / 2008-10-06</Note>
      <Note> 2nd Mercury flyby : 2008-10-06 </Note>
      <Note> Data Gap 2008-10-07 / 2009-09-29</Note>
      <Note> 3rd Mercury flyby : 2009-09-29 </Note>
      <Note> Data Gap 2009-09-30 / 2011-03-18</Note>
      <Note> Mission phase : 2011-03-18 </Note>
    </OperatingSpan>

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