STS-3/OSS-1 Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) Measurements of Orbiter-Generated V X B Potentials and Electrostatic Noise,
Abstract
The Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) was flown as part of OSS-1 pallet on the Space Shuttle fight STS-3 in March 1982. During this eight-day mission, the PDP was operated in its pallet position and on the Remote Manipulator System. PDP measurements included dc electric and magnetic fields, ac magnetic fields to 100 kHz; ac electric fields to 800 MHz and at S-band, energetic ions and electrons from 2.5 eV to 50 KeV; total electron flux; the ion mass spectrum, energy distribution, and streaming direction; the electron density and temperature, and the neutral pressure.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 25, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP002105
Entities
People
- G. B. Murphy
- S. D. Shawhan
Organizations
- University of Iowa