Floating Potentials and the Hot Plasma Generated by an Electron-Beam-Emitting Rocket in the Ionosphere,
Abstract
This paper summarizes some recent experimental results concerning the potentials of a large vehicle emitting a powerful electron beam in the ionosphere. Many such experiments have been conducted in the last decade (see Winckler 1) and these experiments indicate that if a constant electron beam is emitted in the ionosphere from a large rocket or other space vehicle, a return current may be drawn from the ionospheric plasma that will stabilize the potential of the vehicle in the range of a few tens of volts to perhaps several hundred volts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 25, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP002107
Entities
People
- J. R. Winckler
Organizations
- University of Minnesota