On the interpretation of measured ion streams in the wake of the Shuttle Orbiter in terms of plasma expansion processes

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Sep 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989jgr....9412075s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 94, Sept. 1, 1989, p. 12075-12080. Research supported by Cray Corp.

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Ion Currents, Near Wakes, Plasma Diagnostics, Space Plasmas, Space Shuttle Orbiters, Atmospheric Chemistry, Collisionless Plasmas, Earth Ionosphere, Plasma Layers, Plasmasphere, Spacelab Payloads

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Measurements of the flow vector and current density of ion streams between 11 and 18 m downstream in the near wake of the Shuttle Orbiter during the Spacelab 2 mission are compared with a one-dimensional, time-dependent plasma expansion model for wake filling. The model is based on the self-consistent plasma model of Singh et al. (1987) modified to simulate the one-dimensional expansion of counter-streaming plasmas. The results show good agreement between the model and the experimental results, suggesting that the measured streams can be interpreted in terms of collisionless plasma expansion.

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