AbstractThe Space Experiments with Particle Accelarators (SEPAC), which flew on the ATLAS 1 mission, used new techniques to study natural phenomena in the Earth's upper atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere by introducing energetic perturbations into the system from a high power electron beam with known characteristics. Properties of auroras were studied by directing the electron beam into the upper atmosphere while making measurements of optical emissions. Studies were also performed of the critical ionization velocity phenomenon.


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    Title :

    Space experiments with particle accelerators: SEPAC


    Contributors:
    Burch, J.L. (author) / Roberts, W.T. (author) / Taylor, W.W.L. (author) / Kawashima, N. (author) / Marshall, J.A. (author) / Moses, S.L. (author) / Neubert, T. (author) / Mende, S.B. (author) / Choueiri, E.Y. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 14 , 9 ; 263-270


    Publication date :

    1994-01-01


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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