Abstract A technique for calculation of the glow around low-orbit spacecraft is developed, taking into consideration the kinetics of neutral particles. Using this technique, the altitude ranges are determined where molecular processes dominate over ion-electron mechanisms. The influence of the molecular composition of the Earth’s atmosphere on the production of excited radicals NO2* near the surface of spacecraft is studied in some detail.
The influence of kinetics of neutral particles on near-surface glow of spacecraft
Cosmic Research ; 44 , 5
2006
Article (Journal)
English
BKL: | 55.60 Raumfahrttechnik / 39.00 Astronomie: Allgemeines / 50.93 Weltraumforschung | |
Local classification TIB: | 770/3520/8000 |
The influence of kinetics of neutral particles on near-surface glow of spacecraft
Springer Verlag | 2006
|SPIE | 1984
|AIAA | 1987
|Workshop on Spacecraft Glow (2nd)
NTIS | 1985
|Second Workshop on Spacecraft Glow
NTRS | 1985
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