Stephanie A. Getty (1), Lance Delzeit (2), Brian Jamieson (3), Patrick Roman (4), Paul Mahaffy (5),
      Gunther Kletetschka (6),(7), Peter J. Wasilewski (7), and David D. Allred (8)

      (1)  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 541
      (2) NASA Ames Research Center
      (3) SB Microsystems
      (4) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 553
      (5) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 699
      (6) Catholic University of America, Dept of Physics
      (7) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 691
      (8) Brigham Young University, Dept of Physics and Astronomy



Title
Carbon Nanotube-based Electronic Devices for Spaceflight Instruments
 
Abstract
Nanoelectronic components are among the advanced technologies that show promise to benefit NASAís upcoming spaceflight missions where mass and power of sensors and instruments are among the important design considerations. A technology development program is presently in place at Goddard Space Flight Center to develop and integrate nanoscale technologies into scientific instruments. Present activities include development of a next-generation magnetometer, based on the electromechanical properties of carbon nanotubes, and a cold cathode electron gun for integration into a miniaturized time-of-flight mass spectrometer.  Growth, fabrication, and electronic properties of carbon nanotubes will be presented, and implications for instrument maturation will be discussed.