2.3.1 spase://CNES/Instrument/CDPP-AMDA/STEREO-A/PLASTIC PLASTIC Plasma and Supra-Thermal Ion Composition 2018-10-10T20:58:02Z The PLAsma and SupraThermal Ion and Composition (PLASTIC) investigation provides composition (M, M/q), energy spectra and directional information for 0.3-80 keV/q ions, including * solar wind H+ and He++ in the 'SWS Small Channel' * solar wind C, O, MG, Si, and Fe in the 'SWS Main Channel' * and locally accelerated ions (H+, He++, He+) and pickup ions (He+ less than 40 keV/q) in the 'Wide Angle Partition' The hardware consists of entrance, time of flight, and electronics subsystems. Mass spectroscospy is achieved by analysis of energy vs. time-of-flight tracks. Further detail is available from from Galvin et al, Sp. Sci. Rev. (2008) 136, 437-486 spase://SMWG/Person/Antoinette.B.Galvin PrincipalInvestigator NSSDC's Master Catalog http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=2006-047A&ex=4 Information about the Plasma and Supra-Thermal Ion Composition (PLASTIC) Investigation experiment on the STEREO A mission. STEREO PLASTIC website http://stereo.sr.unh.edu/ EnergeticParticleInstrument Plasma and Supra-Thermal Ion Composition (PLASTIC) Investigation on STEREO A spase://CNES/Observatory/CDPP-AMDA/STEREO-A