Laboratory Simulations of Plasma Generated Around the Atmospheric Reentry Spacecraft

Authors

  • Nabaa Ahmed Abdulmuttaleb Department of Astronomy and Space -, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad-Iraq
  • Waleed Ibrahim Yaseen Department of Astronomy and Space -, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad-Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2024.65.10(SI).3

Keywords:

laboratory simulation, plasma generation, optical emission spectroscopy, electron temperature, electron density, pressure, altitude

Abstract

In this paper, plasma will be generated in a laboratory as a simulation of what happens to spacecraft when they enter the atmosphere of Earth. Parameters of plasma generation were determined in terms of pressures of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 mbar and generation energy 200 W. The parameters of the generated plasma were calculated using the optical emission spectroscopy two intensity ratio method, and the electron temperature, electron density, Debye length, and plasma frequency were calculated. Compare the results with the actual results, electron temperatures were 2.26–1.71 eV and plasma frequency 8.09 x1011-6.7x1011 at 0.1-0.5 mbar pressure.

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Published

2024-11-15

How to Cite

Laboratory Simulations of Plasma Generated Around the Atmospheric Reentry Spacecraft. (2024). Iraqi Journal of Science, 65(10(SI), 5921-5932. https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2024.65.10(SI).3

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