Titan Atmosphere Plasma Characterization Using Spectroscopic Measurement Techniques

Titan Atmosphere Plasma Characterization Using Spectroscopic Measurement Techniques
Author: Mickaël Playez (Franck, Emmanuel)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN:

During entry or aero-capture in the atmosphere of the Saturn's satellite Titan, largeamounts of radiation are produced in the shock layer of a spacecraft. The design of theheat shield of this vehicle requires a precise assessment of the radiative heat flux impingingon it. We propose in this study an analysis of the radiation emitted in the spectral range350-1000 nm by a high temperature gas mixture with a composition representative of theTitan atmosphere composition. The plasma is produced in an Inductively Coupled Plasmawind tunnel. Emission spectroscopy measurements are performed for two different pressureconditions, 300 and 23 mbar, in order to produce equilibrium and non-equilibrium plasmas.The modelling of the plasma emission at equilibrium is performed and shown to agree tothe measured spectra on a absolute scale for the high-pressure case. The use of the samemodel for the analysis of the low-pressure case provides evidence of departure from equilibrium.Limitations of the implemented procedure are observed. They are due to unresolved fluctuations of the plasma source.

Measurement Techniques in Space Plasmas

Measurement Techniques in Space Plasmas
Author: Robert F. Pfaff
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1998-02-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0875900852

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 102. Space plasma measurements are conducted in a hostile, remote environment. The art and science of measurements gathered in space depend therefore on unique instrument designs and fabrication methods to an extent perhaps unprecedented in experimental physics. In-situ measurement of space plasmas constitutes an expensive, unforgiving, and highly visible form of scientific endeavor.

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 602
Release: 1995
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Literature 1988, Part 2

Literature 1988, Part 2
Author: Astronomisches Rechen-Institut
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1308
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3662123673

From the reviews: "Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts has appeared in semi-annual volumes since 1969 and it has already become one of the fundamental publications in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics and neighbouring sciences. It is the most important English-language abstracting journal in the mentioned branches. ...The abstracts are classified under more than a hundred subject categories, thus permitting a quick survey of the whole extended material. The AAA is a valuable and important publication for all students and scientists working in the fields of astronomy and related sciences. As such it represents a necessary ingredient of any astronomical library all over the world." Space Science Reviews#1 "Dividing the whole field plus related subjects into 108 categories, each work is numbered and most are accompanied by brief abstracts. Fairly comprehensive cross-referencing links relevant papers to more than one category, and exhaustive author and subject indices are to be found at the back, making the catalogues easy to use. The series appears to be so complete in its coverage and always less than a year out of date that I shall certainly have to make a little more space on those shelves for future volumes." The Observatory Magazine#2

Multifacets of Dusty Plasmas

Multifacets of Dusty Plasmas
Author: José Tito Mendonça
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2008-09-26
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Dusty plasmas are relevant to the understanding of astrophysical, space and laboratory phenomena. During the ICPDP5, the progress in observations, modeling and simulations of dusty plasma physics has been examined. This conference addressed a very broad range oftopics which are closely related through the underlying physics, including contributions from Fusion and Astrophysics.

Remote Compositional Analysis

Remote Compositional Analysis
Author: Janice L. Bishop
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 655
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 110718620X

Comprehensive overview of the spectroscopic, mineralogical, and geochemical techniques used in planetary remote sensing.