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AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE NEAR-SURFACE PLASMA TEMPERATURE AND CONCENTRATION, AND THE SURFACE CHARGING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

2011; Copernicus Publications; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1142/9789814355414_0009

1680-7359

Boian Kirov,

Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Advances in GeosciencesAdvances in Geosciences, pp. 85-97 (2011) No AccessAN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE NEAR-SURFACE PLASMA TEMPERATURE AND CONCENTRATION, AND THE SURFACE CHARGING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONBOIAN KIROVBOIAN KIROVSolar-Terrestrial Influences Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, bl3 acad. G. Bonchev str. 1113 Sofia, Bulgariahttps://doi.org/10.1142/9789814355414_0009Cited by:1 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract: The electrostatic charging of a satellite in space plasma is the result of charged particles impinging on or being ejected from the spacecraft. The resultant charge is a function of the properties of the spacecraft materials and the various sources of charged particles such as thermal electrons and ions, photoelectrons, secondary electrons, and energetic electrons of magnetospheric origin. On the other hand, theoretical and experimental studies on the dynamics of the interaction of moving bodies in plasma have demonstrated that the body also disturbs the plasma. In the present paper, we describe the two Langmuir probes designed and manufactured in Bulgaria, a part of the Plasma Wave Complex PWC (Obstanovka experiment) aboard the Russian segment of the International Space Station, whose goal is to monitor the surface charging and the noises and disturbances in the surrounding plasma induced by the station and by the experiments conducted on it. Effort sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Material Command, USAF, under grant number FA8655-08-1-3006. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 1Multifunctional Operating Station Based on Tcl/Tk and Its ApplicationsVeronika Ivanova, Ani Boneva, Yordan Doshev, Stoyan Ivanov and Plamen Vasilev1 Nov 2019 Advances in GeosciencesMetrics History PDF download