TERRESTRIAL MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS ON AN ELECTROSTATIC ANALYZER.

Abstract

A uniform magnetic field perturbation of the 1/r coulomb field between the plates of a spherical quadrant electrostatic analyzer was calculated using action-angle variables. The effect of the uniform earth's magnetic field on the electrostatic analyzer flown on satellite 1963-25 beta was shown to be negligible for particle energies above 10 keV. For electron energies below 1 keV, the perturbation of the electron trajectories would not be negligible for analyzer plates with a mean radius of 5 cm. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640976

Entities

People

  • George A. Kuck

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Electrostatic Analyzers
  • Energy
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Orbits
  • Particles
  • Perturbations
  • Quadrants
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster