Published September 1, 1989
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Journal article
On the interpretation of measured ion streams in the wake of the shuttle orbiter in terms of plasma expansion processes
- 1. Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville (USA)
- 2. NASA Marshall Space flight Center, Huntsville, AL (USA)
- 3. Tel Aviv Univ. (Israel)
Description
Measurements of ion streams found to exist in the near wake of the shuttle Orbiter (Spacelab 2 mission) were used to examine the applicability of a one-dimensional, time-dependent plasma expansion model for wake filing. The results of the examinations show a good agreement between theory and experiment. This agreement implies that the measured streams can be interpreted in terms of collisionless plasma expansion
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Geophysical Research
- Journal Volume
- 94
- Journal Issue
- A9
- Series
- J. Geophys. Res.
- Journal Page Range
- 12.075-12.080
- ISSN
- 0148-0227
- CODEN
- JGREA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 22055064
- Subject category
- S58: GEOSCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- COLLISIONLESS PLASMA; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; INTERACTIONS; IONOSPHERE; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; PLASMA EXPANSION; PLASMASPHERE; SPACE SHUTTLES; TIME DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- CHARGED PARTICLES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EVALUATION; EXPANSION; PLASMA; SPACE VEHICLES