Detection of surface glow related to spacecraft glow phenomena

W. D. Langer; S. A. Cohen; D. M. Manos; R. W. Motley; M. Ono; S. F. Paul; D. Roberts; H. Selberg

doi:10.1029/GL013i004p00377

Detection of surface glow related to spacecraft glow phenomena

W. D. Langer, S. A. Cohen, D. M. Manos, R. W. Motley, M. Ono, S. F. Paul, D. Roberts, H. Selberg

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We have developed a source of low energy neutral atoms and molecules by using a biased limiter to scrape‐off and reflect neutralized ions from a toroidal plasma. Beams of nitrogen and nitrogen‐oxygen mixtures with energies of 1 to 15 eV and fluxes ≳ 10¹⁴/cm²/s were directed onto target surfaces consisting of Z‐302 and Z‐306 paints. With the nitrogen beams we successfully detected a glow due to beam‐surface interactions. In addition, we observed a volume glow effect due to beam‐gas interactions which may play a role in spacecraft glow.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	377-380
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/GL013i004p00377
State	Published - Apr 1986

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