The influence of kinetics of neutral particles on near-surface glow of spacecraft |
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Authors: | Yu A Plastinin I Yu Skriabisheva |
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Institution: | (1) Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Korolev, Moscow oblast, Russia |
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Abstract: | A technique for calculation of the glow around low-orbit spacecraft is developed, taking into consideration the kinetics of neutral particles. Using this technique, the altitude ranges are determined where molecular processes dominate over ion-electron mechanisms. The influence of the molecular composition of the Earth’s atmosphere on the production of excited radicals NO 2 * near the surface of spacecraft is studied in some detail. |
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