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Plasma effects of active ion beam injections in the ionosphere at rocket altitudesData from ARCS rocket ion beam injection experiments are primarily discussed. There are three results from this series of active experiments that are of particular interest in space plasma physics. These are the transverse acceleration of ambient ions in the large beam volume, the scattering of beam ions near the release payload, and the possible acceleration of electrons very close to the plasma generator which produce intense high frequency waves. The ability of 100 ma ion beam injections into the upper E and F regions of the ionosphere to produce these phenomena appear to be related solely to the process by which the plasma release payload and the ion beam are neutralized. Since the electrons in the plasma release do not convect with the plasma ions, the neutralization of both the payload and beam must be accomplished by large field-aligned currents (milliamperes/square meter) which are very unstable to wave growth of various modes.
Document ID
19920065303
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Arnoldy, R. L.
(New Hampshire, University Durham, United States)
Cahill, L. J., Jr.
(Minnesota, University Minneapolis, United States)
Kintner, P. M.
(Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)
Moore, T. E.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Pollock, C. J.
(Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 12
Issue: 12 D
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
92A47927
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-601
PROJECT: RTOP 432-36-55
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG6-12
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG6-11
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Public
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