+ Visit NASA.gov + Contact NASA   + Home Collection > NASA  Author > Israelevich, P.  Author > Samir, U.  Author > Stone, N. H.  Author > Wright, K. H., Jr.  NASA Center > Marshall Space Flight Center  Publication Year > 2001-2010 > 2001  Subject > P-R > Plasma Physics  Availability Options > Order From Other Sources  Item/Media Type > Reprint  Item/Media Type > NASA Report > Technical Memorandum (TM)  Note: Start a new navigation search by selecting a link above     Previous Record | Next Record + Back to Results   + Printer Friendly Title: Ion Temperature Enhancement in the Wakes of Ionospheric Spacecraft Author(s): Samir, U.; Israelevich, P.; Wright, K. H., Jr.; Stone, N. H. Abstract: Enhancements of the temperature of electrons in spacecraft plasma wakes have been reported for numerous cases, and this phenomenon has been discussed both empirically and theoretically. However, very few measurements seem to have been made of the ion temperature within plasma wakes, possibly because the great majority of ion measurements were focused on obtaining geophysical parameters and hence were confined to the region ahead of the spacecraft. Recently, however, an enhancement of the temperature of ions was discovered in data obtained in the wake of the space shuttle during the Spacelab 2 mission. At the time of that publication this was the only known observation of this type. Herein we report an additional case of ion temperature enhancement in a plasma wake. The data were taken during the tethered satellite system reflight (TSS-IR) mission in the wake of the tethered satellite during passive (no current flow) operations. The measurements were obtained with the Differential Ion Flux Probe. NASA Center: Marshall Space Flight Center Publication Date: Jul. 01, 2001 Document Source: Other Sources No Digital Version Available: Go to Tips On Ordering Document ID: 20020021913 Publication Information: Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 106, No. A7, 12,963-12,968, ISSN 0148-0227, Number of Pages = 6 Report Number: Paper-2000JA000198 Contract-Grant-Task Number: NAS8-37107 Keywords: AUGMENTATION; ION TEMPERATURE; PLASMAS (PHYSICS); WAKES; SPACE SHUTTLES; Accessibility: Unclassified; Copyright; Unlimited; Publicly available; Updated/Added to NTRS: 2004-11-03 + Back to Top + Sponsored by the NASA Scientific and Technical    Information Program + 2004 Vision for Space Exploration + Freedom of Information Act + NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices + NASA Disclaimers, Copyright Notice,    and Terms and Conditions of Use NASA Official: Calvin Mackey Page Curator: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (help@sti.nasa.gov) Last Updated: July 5, 2007