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The pix-2 experiment: an overview
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Purvis, C. K. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | The second Plasma Interactions Experiment (PIX-2) was launched in January 1983 as a piggyback on the second stage of the Delta launch vehicle that carried IRAS into orbit. Placed in a 870 km circular polar orbit, it returned 18 hrs of data on the plasma current collection and arcing behavior of solar arrays biased to +/-1000 V in steps. The four 500 sq cm solar array segments were biased singly and in combinations. In addition to the array segments PIX-2 carried a Sun sensor, a Langmuir probe to measure electron currents, and a hot-wire filament electron emitter to control vehicle potential during positive array bias sequences. The PIX-2 experiment is reviewed from program and operational perspectives. |
| File Size | 777566 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850014183 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0ms8m380 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Plasma Physics Solar Arrays Plasma Diagnostics Spacecraft Charging Plasma Interaction Experiment High Voltages Plasma Interactions Electric Arcs Space Plasmas Electrostatic Probes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
