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Artificial Particle Beams in Space Plasma Studies

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  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Bjørn Grandal

    1. Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Kjeller, Norway

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series B: (NSSB, volume 79)

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Table of contents (47 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Accelerator Experiments in Space

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The use of Artificial Electron Beams as Probes of the Distant Magnetosphere

      • John R. Winckler
      Pages 3-33

    3. Recent Observations of Beam Plasma Interactions in the Ionosphere and a Comparison with Laboratory Studies of the Beam Plasma Discharge

      • W. Bernstein, P. J. Kellogg, S. J. Monson, R. H. Holzworth, B. A. Whalen
      Pages 35-64

    4. Charged Particle Measurements from a Rocket-Borne Electron Accelerator Experiment

      • G. R. J. Duprat, A. G. McNamara, B. A. Whalen
      Pages 65-73

    5. On the use of Artificially Injected Energetic Electrons as Indicators of Magnetospheric Electric Fields Parallel to the Magnetic Lines of Force

      • Klaus Wilhelm
      Pages 75-85

    6. The French-Soviet Experiments ARAKS: Main Results

      • J. Lavergnat
      Pages 87-100

    7. Wave Excitation in Electron Beam Experiment on Japanese Satellite “ JIKIKEN (EXOS-B) ”

      • Nobuki Kawashima, JIKIKEN (EXOS-B) CBE Project Team
      Pages 101-110

    8. Plasma Waves and Electrical Discharges Stimulated by Beam Operations on a High Altitude Satellite

      • H. C. Koons, H. A. Cohen
      Pages 111-120

    9. Plasma Diagnostics by Electron Guns and Electric Field Probes on ISEE-1

      • Arne Pedersen
      Pages 121-132

    10. Stimulation of Plasma Waves by Electron Guns on the ISEE-1 Satellite

      • Jean-Pierre Lebreton, Roy Torbert, Roger Anderson, Christopher Harvey
      Pages 133-146

    11. Evidence for Beam-Stimulated Precipitation of High Energy Electrons

      • E. Bering, J. Benbrook, J. Roeder, W. Sheldon
      Pages 147-157

    12. Highlights of the Observations in the Polar 5 Electron Accelerator Rocket Experiment

      • Bjørn Grandal
      Pages 159-173

    13. Observations of Plasma Heating Effects in the Ionosphere by a Rocket Borne Electron Accelerator

      • Tore A. Jacobsen
      Pages 175-197

    14. Plasma Waves Produced by the Xenon Ion Beam Experiment on the Porcupine Sounding Rocket

      • Paul M. Kintner, Michael C. Kelley
      Pages 199-206

    15. The Excede Spectral Artificial Auroral Experiment: An Overview

      • R. R. O’Neil, A. T. Stair Jr., W. R. Pendleton Jr., D. A. Burt
      Pages 207-215

    16. Onboard Radiometric Photography of Excede Spectral’s Ejected-Electron Beam

      • I. L. Kofsky, R. B. Sluder, D. P. Villanucci
      Pages 217-228

    17. General Discussion on Accelerator Experiments in Space

      • J. R. Winckler
      Pages 229-231

  3. Natural Beam Plasma Interactions in Space

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233
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    2. Observations of Non-Linear Processes in the Ionosphere

      • A. D. Johnstone
      Pages 235-260
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About this book

These proceedings are based upon the invited review papers and the research notes presented at the NATO Advanced Research Institute on "Artificial Particle Beams in Space Plasma Studies" held at Geilo, Norway April 21-26, 1981. In the last decade a number of research groups have employed artificial particle beams both from sounding rockets and satellites in order to study various ionospheric and magnetospheric phenomena. However, the artificial particle beams used in this manner have given rise to a number of puzzling effects. Thus, instead of being just a probe for studying the ambient magnetosphere, the artificial particle beams have presented a rich variety of plasma physics problems, in parti~ular various discharge phenomena, which in themselves are worthy of a careful study. The experimental studies in space using artificial particle beams have in turn given rise to both theore­ tical and laboratory studies. In the laboratory experi­ ments special attention has been paid to the problem of creating spacelike conditions in the vacuum chamber. The theoretical. work has addressed the question of beam­ plasma-neutral interaction with emphasis on the wave generation and the modified energy distributions of the charged particles. Numerical simulations have been used extensively. With the advent of the Space Shuttle in which several artificial particle beam experiments are planned for the 1980's, there is a growing interest in such experiments. Furthermore, there is a need for coordinating these studies, both in space and in the laboratory.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Kjeller, Norway

    Bjørn Grandal

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Artificial Particle Beams in Space Plasma Studies

  • Editors: Bjørn Grandal

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series B:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4223-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-40985-1Due: 01 June 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-4225-0Published: 14 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-4223-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0258-1221

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 704

  • Number of Illustrations: 176 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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