Thermal ion complexities observed within the Spacelab 2 bay

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Nov 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987p%26ss...35.1463g&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science (ISSN 0032-0633), vol. 35, Nov. 1987, p. 1463-1469.

Computer Science

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Ionization, Space Plasmas, Spacelab, Thermal Plasmas, Nitrogen Oxides, Oxygen, Positive Ions, Spectrometers, Water

Scientific paper

Examples of prominent thermal ion composition variations characteristic of the Shuttle environment as observed from within the open cargo bay on the Spacelab 2 mission are discussed. Although the prominent ionization source is the inflow of the ambient plasma, water ions of Shuttle origin were present throughout the mission, and there was evidence for a local source of molecular ions NO(+) and/or O(2+) which also exist in the ionosphere. Bursts in the fluxes of these contaminant species were frequently observed coincident with thruster firings, while O(+) depletions or enhancements could occur depending on the scattering geometry. These effects bring into question whether reliable ambient thermal ion measurements can be made from the vicinity of such vehicles. The presence of significant inflows of contaminant ions into the bay within the Shuttle wake also indicates that Shuttle emissions play a significant role in the evolution of its wake structure.

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