A possible explanation of the electron temperature enhancement in the wake of a satellite

Details A possible explanation of the electron temperature enhancement in the wake of a satellite A possible explanation of the electron temperature enhancement in the wake of a satellite

Jun 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987jgr....92.6100s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 92, June 1, 1987, p. 6100-6106.

Physics

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Artificial Satellites, Electron Energy, Space Plasmas, Wakes, Earth Ionosphere, Electron Distribution, Expansion, Simulation, Spacecraft Motion, Temperature Profiles

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A numerical simulation was performed in an attempt to explain the enhancement of electron temperature in the wake of an ionospheric satellite in terms of counterstreaming plasma expansions. The simulation was conducted using full kinetic treatments (Vlasov-Poisson code) for both the plasma electrons and ions. The calculations indicated that at a distance of a few Debye lengths from the surface of the body the wake/ambient electron-temperature ratio reaches a value of about 2. This result is in good agreement with some in situ and laboratory experimental results.

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