Space Experiments with Particle Accelerators

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 225; no. 4658; pp. 195 - 196
• Main Authors: Obayashi, Tatsuzo, Kawashima, N., Kuriki, K., Nagatomo, M., Ninomiya, K., Sasaki, S., Yanagisawa, M., Kudo, I., Ejiri, M., Roberts, W. T., Chappell, C. R., Reasoner, D. L., Burch, J. L., Taylor, W. L., Banks, P. M., Williamson, P. R., Garriott, O. K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Legacy CDMS The American Association for the Advancement of Science 13.07.1984; American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Subjects: Beam currents; Earth, ocean, space; Electron beams; Electrons; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Geophysics. Techniques, methods, instrumentation and models; Ionization; Neutral gases; Nuclear And High-Energy Physics; Nuclear research; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Particle energy; Plumes; Space Plasma Physics; Space research; Television cameras; Vehicles; Beam injection; Plasma; Electric potential; Artificial satellite; Plasma diagnostic; Magnetosphere; Ionosphere; Plasma sheath
• ISSN: 0036-8075; 1095-9203
• DOI: 10.1126/science.225.4658.195

Electron and plasma beams and neutral gas plumes were injected into the space environment by instruments on Spacelab 1, and various diagnostic measurements including television camera observations were performed. The results yield information on vehicle charging and neutralization, beam-plasma interactions, and ionization enhancement by neutral beam injection.