Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991jgr....9613985m&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 96, Aug. 1, 1991, p. 13,985-13,995.
Physics
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Earth Orbital Environments, Near Wakes, Particle Energy, Space Plasmas, Spacecraft Charging, Electrostatic Probes, Ion Currents, Plasma Density, Plasma Sheaths, Temporal Distribution
Scientific paper
The temporal evolution of the wake of a conducting body is studied experimentally in a pulsed plasma device. Three-dimensional measurements of the plasma potential, density, particle energy distribution, and ion currents are measured throughout the near- and mid-wake regions during the wake formation. It is found that the potential behind the conducting body is initially negative. This negative potential is caused by the higher mobility of the electrons, allowing them to flow into the ion free wake region. The negative potential in the wake region induces an electric field that pulls ions into the region behind the conducting body. However, the dominant factor in determining the length of the near wake is the thermal energy spread of the ions. At later times, as the sheath forms around the conducting body, ions are deflected by the potential gradient in the sheath region. This deflection, in addition to the thermal energy spread of the ions, determines the length of the near wake.
Azar T.
Chan Cheong
Meassick S.
Qian Yachao
Sroda T.
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