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Current to a moving cylindrical electrostatic probe
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wharton, L. E. Hoegy, W. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | The current collection characteristics of a moving cylindrical Langmuir probe are evaluated for a range of probe speeds and potentials which are applicable to earth and planetary measurements. The current expressions derived include the cases of the general accelerated current, sheath area limited current, orbital motion limited current, and retarded current. For the orbital motion limited current, a simple algebraic expression is obtained which includes and generalizes the Mott-Smith and Langmuir expressions for both a stationary probe and a rapidly moving probe. For a rapidly moving probe a single formula adequately represents both the accelerated and the retarded current. |
| File Size | 3299188 |
| Page Count | 35 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730008844 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6tx83c2c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Exploration Charged Particles Velocity Electric Current Electrostatic Probes Cylindrical Bodies Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
