Тип публикации: доклад, тезисы доклада, статья из сборника материалов конференций
Год издания: 1996
Ключевые слова: Earth (planet), Electric currents, High energy physics, Plasma diagnostics, Plasma sheaths, Plasmas, Radiation belts, Satellites, High energy particles, High voltage space tether, Man made radiation belts, Tetherlines
Аннотация: New applications of space tethers are discussed in relation with the idea of an active experiment, in the Earth's radiation belts. Two long (about 10 km long each) well conducting strings are supposed to be tethered in opposite directions between the main satellite and two small subsatellites, flying through the ERB in equatorial pПоказать полностьюlane. High potential difference ?o approx. 1 MV is applied between the tethers, by means of a high voltage generator carried by the main satellite. The tethers can effectively scatter the high energy particles into loss cone, providing a control of particle life time in ERB.
Журнал: IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
Номера страниц: 240-241