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Magnetospheric effects of ion and atom injections by the satellite power system [electronic resource].

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El Segundo, Calif. : Aerospace Corporation, 1980.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 119 : digital, PDF file
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Aerospace Corporation and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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This is the final report of a two-year assessment of magnetospheric effects of the construction and operation of a satellite power system. This assessment effort is based on application of present scientific knowledge rather than on original scientific research. As such, it appears that mass and energy injections of the system are sufficient to modify the magnetosphere substantially, to the extent of possibly requiring mitigation measures for space systems but not to the extent of causing major redirection of efforts and concepts. The scale of the SPS is so unprecedentedly large, however, that these impressions require verification (or rejection) by in-depth assessment based on original scientific treatment of the principal issues. Indeed, it is perhaps appropriate to state that present ignorance far exceeds present knowledge in regard to SPS magnetospheric effects, even though we only seek to define the approximate limits of magnetospheric modifications here. Modifications of the space radiation environment, of the atmospheric airglow background, of the auroral response to solar activity and of the fluctuations in space plasma density are identified to be the principal impacts.
Report Numbers:
E 1.99:anl/ees-tm-94
anl/ees-tm-94
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Published through SciTech Connect.
07/01/1980.
"anl/ees-tm-94"
Schulz, M.; Luhmann, J.G.; Chiu, Y.T.; Cornwall, J.M.
Funding Information:
W-31-109-ENG-38
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