Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....9719501b&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, no. A12, p. 19,501-19,508.
Physics
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Charge Exchange, Exhaust Gases, Molecular Excitation, Space Shuttles, Spectrographs, Angle Of Attack, Charge Coupled Devices, Mass Spectroscopy, Oxygen Ions, Ozone
Scientific paper
The interaction between the Space Shuttle exhaust and the ambient atmosphere was studied using spectra in the wavelength region near 630 nm, obtained from the Air Force Maui Optical Station were the temporal, spatial, and spectral distribution of the emission in this region was recorded. The results show that, when the Space Shuttle exhaust gases interact with the atmosphere in the ram direction, an intense long-lasting emission is generated at 630 nm due to O(1D - 3P). A substantial amount of O(1D) is swept back onto the orbiter. Two processes responsible for the formation of O(1D) are proposed.
Anderson Edward
Bernstein Lawrence S.
Broadfoot Lyle A.
Elgin J. E.
Knecht David J.
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