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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General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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