NASA NTRS · 19810006441
A Recoverable Plasma Diagnostics Package (RPDP) for Spacelab
Abstract
The RPDP is a fully instrumented, ejectable and recoverable unit with flight and ground support systems so that it can be utilized attached to the orbiter remote manipulator system, tethered from the orbiter, or as an orbiter subsatellite. Core instruments on the RPDP are flight proven hardware which provide diagnostics measurements of energetic particles, AC electromagnetic and electrostatic waves, vector magnetic field signatures of current systems, vector electric field signatures associated with plasma flow and particle acceleration, thermal plasma ion composition and density, thermal plasma electron density and temperature, and images of optical emissions regions in UV or visible wavelengths.
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Shawhan, S. D., Ackerson, K. L., Anderson, R. R., Craven, J. D., Dangelo, N., Frank, L. A., Gurnett, D. A., Shaw, R. R., Block, L. P., Falthammar, C. G.. 1980-10-01. A Recoverable Plasma Diagnostics Package (RPDP) for Spacelab. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810006441
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