论文信息 - Electrodynamics of long metallic tethers in the ionospheric plasma

Electrodynamics of long metallic tethers in the ionospheric plasma

A study is presented of the electrodynamic interactions of long metallic tethers (lengths up to 100 km) with the ionospheric plasma. The study, which is of interest in view of possible future experiments using long tethers in space, includes the derivation of current and potential distribution along the tether, taking also the effects of internal resistance into account. Electrostatic and electrodynamic drag forces are computed and compared with aerodynamic drag.

M. Dobrowolny | M. Dobrowolny

[1] F. S. Johnson,et al. Charge and magnetic field interaction with satellites , 1960 .

[2] M. Kasha,et al. THE V × B INTERACTION OF A SATELLITE WITH ITS ENVIRONMENT , 1967 .

[3] C. Brundin. Effects of Charged Particles on the Motion of AN Earth Satellite , 1963 .

[4] K. P. Chopra. Errata: Interactions of Rapidly Moving Bodies in Terrestrial Atmosphere , 1961 .

[5] W. R. Hoegy,et al. Current to a moving cylindrical electrostatic probe , 1973 .

[6] V. Liu. Ionospheric gas dynamics of satellites and diagnostic probes , 1969 .

[7] Ja.L. Al'pert. On electromagnetic effects in the neighbourhood of a satellite or a vehicle moving in the ionosphere or interplanetary space , 1965 .

[8] C. Chu,et al. Alfven waves and induction drag on long cylindrical satellites. , 1966 .

[9] S. D. Drell,et al. Drag and propulsion of large satellites in the ionosphere: An Alfvén propulsion engine in space , 1965 .

[10] M. Kasha. The ionosphere and its interaction with satellites , 1969 .

[11] I. Langmuir,et al. The Theory of Collectors in Gaseous Discharges , 1926 .

[12] J. G. Laframboise. Theory of spherical and cylindrical Langmuir probes in a collisionless , 1966 .

[13] G. Colombo,et al. The «Skyhook»: A shuttle-borne tool for low-orbital-altitude research , 1975 .