IONOSPHERIC PLASMA NEUTAL AND CHARGED COMPONENT DIAGNOSTICS ABOARD THE SICH-2 SPACECRAFT

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IONOSPHERIC PLASMA NEUTAL AND CHARGED COMPONENT
DIAGNOSTICS ABOARD THE SICH-2 SPACECRAFT
Based on the results of experiments on the ITM
plasmoelectrodynamic bench and theoretical
studies, instruments for ionospheric plasma
diagnostics have been made and tested. The
instruments are used as part of the Potential
instrumentation system installed on the platform
of the Sich-2 spacecraft put into orbit on August
17, 2011.
Ionosheric plasma neutral (1) and charged (2)
component sensors of the Potential spaceborne
instrumentation system
ITM plasmoelectrodynamic bench
1, 2 sensors of neutral and charged particles
in a vacuum chamber in a plasma flow
Preflight bench tests of the instruments
14 model of the spacecraft platform in a plasma
flow on the ITM bench Postflight bench tests
simulating the operating conditions of the
sensors aboard the Sich-2 spacecraft
The results of flight tests and the preliminary
analysis and processing of the sensor signal data
have made it possible to determine the basic
kinetic parameters of the neutral and charged
plasma components, which characterize the state
of the Sich-2 environment.