The Space Experiments with Particle Accelerators (SEPAC), which flew on the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (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.
Space Experiments with Particle Accelerators: SEPAC
Advances in Space Research ; 14 , 9
1994-09-01
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SEPAC: Spacelab Mission 1 report
NTRS | 1983
Sepac: Spacelab Mission 1 Report
NTIS | 1983
SEPAC flight software program listing, volume 2
NTRS | 1982