Title :
Transient plasma analyzer for hypervelcoty impact experiments
Author :
Lauben, David S. ; Close, Sigrid ; Goel, Ankush ; Tarantino, Paul
Author_Institution :
STAR Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We describe a novel flat panel electrostatic Transient Plasma Analyzer (TPA) designed for Cubesat-based measurements of micrometeoroid hypervelocity impact (HVI) plasma plumes from intentional targets.
Keywords :
astronomical instruments; astrophysical plasma; impact (mechanical); meteoroids; plasma devices; Cubesat-based measurements; TPA design; flat panel electrostatic transient plasma analyzer; micrometeoroid hypervelocity impact plasma plumes; Electrostatic measurements; Electrostatics; Energy resolution; Plasma measurements; Plasmas; Sensitivity; Transient analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), 2014 United States National Committee of URSI National
Conference_Location :
Boulder, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3119-4
DOI :
10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2014.6928073
