Spacelab-2は,イオノスフィアとラジオ天文学の研究のためのプラズマ枯渇実験を行っています
まとめ
宇宙シャトルのエンジンの発火は,電子を枯渇させることで,一時的な"イオノスフィアの穴"を作り出した. これらの人工的な窓は,地球から新しい低周波ラジオ天文学観測を可能にしました.
科学分野:
- 宇宙物理学 宇宙物理学
- ラジオ天文学 ラジオ天文学
背景:
- 宇宙シャトルチャレンジャー号の軌道操縦サブシステムエンジンは,排気分子を放出しました.
- これらの分子は,イオノスフィアの電子とイオンの化学再結合を引き起こした.
研究 の 目的:
- シャトルによって引き起こされたイオノスフィアの乱れを調査するために.
- 地上ラジオ天文学の応用を探求する.
主な方法:
- ニューイングランドとオーストラリア上空でスペースシャトルのエンジンが燃え尽きました.
- イオン圏の電子とイオン密度減少の分析.
- 誘導されたイオノスフィアの穴を通した地上からの無線観測.
主要な成果:
- 数十万平方キロメートルにわたって,重要なイオノスフィアのピークの枯渇 (25-50%) が発生しました.
- オーストラリアのホバートにある人工イオノスフィアの窓を通して,1.7MHzの高解像度無線観測が成功しました.
結論:
- 宇宙船のエンジンの排気は,人工的なイオノスフィアの穴を作り出すことができます.
- これらの現象は,低周波ラジオ天文学のために利用され,自然のイオノスフィアの制限を克服することができます.
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