CYLINDRICAL ELECTROSTATIC PROBES EMPLOYED ON ALOUETTE 2 AND EXPLORER 31 SATELLITES

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FINDLAY, JA
BRACE, LH
机构
[1] NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt
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10.1109/PROC.1969.7152
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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The cylindrical electrostatic probes flown on both AIouette II and Explorer XXXI enable intersatellite comparisons of directly measured parameters to be made. The sensors are identical, but differences between the two satellites resulted in differences of data format and probe potential. Interference from the topside sounder on Alouette II has made data processing difficult. Copyright © 1969 by The Inshtute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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