Polar 2 Model of the Wake Shield Experiment

Abstract

The current-voltage characteristic of a charged probe in the wake of a shielding disk is calculated using the POLAR code. The current-voltage curves are parameterized with respect to the tilt angle of the shielding disk. Estimates of the magnitude of probe current for conditions simulating the CHAWS space shuttle experiment are given.... Plasma, POLAR code, Computer simulation, CHAWS experiment, IV characteristic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 16, 1992
Accession Number
ADA266243

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People

  • M. F. Tautz

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Velocity
  • Air Force
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Mach Number
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Orbits
  • Shielding
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Space Shuttles
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Orbits
  • Three Dimensional
  • Trajectories
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster