Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990jgr....9521307o&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 95, Dec. 1, 1990, p. 21307-21311.
Physics
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Beam Injection, Earth Orbital Environments, Electron Beams, Ion Injection, Plasma Interaction Experiment, Spaceborne Experiments, Electron Density (Concentration), Ground Tests, Space Environment Simulation, Spacelab Payloads
Scientific paper
A three-dimensional particle simulation model is used to study the injection and propagation of an overdense electron beam in the vicinity of a conductor in space. Beam electrons with a density of more than 100 times the ambient electron density are modeled using large-scale plasma simulations; in these simulations the surface area of the conductor is several thousands times that of the beam cross section at the injection point. The parameters of the simulations are chosen to allow the realistic simulation of active space experiments such as the Space Shuttle's Spacelab 2 electron beam mission. These simulations confirm space observations that an overdense electron beam can at least partially escape the near vicinity of the spacecraft, even in a fully ionized plasma. Once they have escaped from the vicinity of the spacecraft, these beam electrons should be able to propagate away freely until their energy is dissipated. It is suggested that such large-scale simulations could be useful in interpreting data from space experiments.
Ashour-Abdalla Maha
Okuda Hideo
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