Title :
A plasma generator for laboratory simulation of space plasmas
Author :
Chalmers, ID ; Phelps, ADR ; de Ste Croix, G.
Author_Institution :
Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Satellites in low earth orbit, typically from 200 km to 1000 km altitude, move through a plasma of density in the range of approximately 104 to 106 cm-3. A laboratory plasma generator has been designed and constructed to study the effects of such a plasma on dielectric surface charging, of relevance to satellite power systems. The plasma generator is described, and the experiments to be carried out with the plasma generator are discussed
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; insulation; plasma density; plasma production; plasma simulation; plasma temperature; space vehicle power plants; static electrification; 200 to 1000 km; altitude; dielectric surface charging; electron temperature; insulation; laboratory plasma generator; laboratory simulation; low earth orbit; plasma density; satellite power systems; space plasmas; teflon; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Ionization; Laboratories; Low earth orbit satellites; Physics; Plasma density; Plasma simulation; Surface charging; Vacuum systems; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulation, Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0649-X
DOI :
10.1109/ELINSL.1992.247061
