Investigation of Ring Current/Storm Dynamics

Abstract

This study outlines the achievements of the first year of work on data acquired by the Lockheed Ion Mass Spectrometer (IMS-LO), one of the space radiation group of instruments on the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES). The purpose of IMS-LO is to study the low energy (110eV-35 keV) ion component of the ring current plasma. The primary data processing is proceeding rapidly, as is the construction of databases of validated low energy ion data. A number of events have been selected for special study and one of these has been analysed in detail. A tentative identification has been made of a new mechanism which causes loss of ions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1991
Accession Number
ADA247554

Entities

People

  • H. L. Collin
  • J. B. Cladis
  • J. M. Quinn

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Analyzers
  • Convection
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Energy Bands
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Spacecraft
  • Spectrometers
  • Three Dimensional
  • Voltage

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster