![]() Schematic diagram of a Faraday cup | |
Uses | Charged particle detector |
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Related items | Electron multiplier Microchannel plate detector Daly detector |
A Faraday cup is a metal (conductive) cup designed to catch charged particles. The resulting current can be measured and used to determine the number of ions or electrons hitting the cup.[1] The Faraday cup was named after Michael Faraday who first theorized ions around 1830.
Examples of devices which use Faraday cups include space probes (Voyager 1, & 2, Parker Solar Probe, etc.) and mass spectrometers. Faraday cups can also be used to measure charged aerosol particles.
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