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    Use of a Langmuir Probe Instrument on Board a Pico-Satellite

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    Authors
    Ranvier, S.
    Anciaux, M.
    Cardoen, P.
    Gamby, E.
    Bonnewijn, S.
    De Keyser, J.
    Pieroux, D.
    Lebreton J.P.
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    Discipline
    Physical sciences
    Subject
    Communication satellites
    Electric potential
    Electron temperature
    Langmuir probes
    Plasma density
    Probes
    Satellites
    Space flight
    Spacecraft
    Temperature measurement
    Cubesat
    Electrical ground
    Electrical potential
    Extraterrestrial measurements
    Measurement techniques
    Plasma physics
    Plasma temperature
    Simultaneous measurement
    Orbits
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2017
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    Description
    The sweeping Langmuir probe instrument is a part of the payload of PICo-satellite for atmospheric and space science observations (PICASSO), an ESA in-orbit demonstrator. It includes four thin cylindrical probes whose electrical potential is swept to measure both plasma density and electron temperature together with the spacecraft (S/C) potential. PICASSO is a triple unit CubeSat of dimensions $340.5 mm x 100 mm x 100$ mm. The orbit is expected to be a high inclination low-earth orbit. The main issue implied by the use of a pico-satellite platform for a Langmuir probe instrument is the limited conducting area of the S/C, which leads to S/C charging and drift of the instrument's electrical ground during the measurement. A specific measurement technique that includes the simultaneous measurement of the potential and current of different probes has been developed to retrieve consistent current-voltage characteristics that can be used to estimate the plasma parameters mentioned above.
    Citation
    Ranvier, S.; Anciaux, M.; Cardoen, P.; Gamby, E.; Bonnewijn, S.; De Keyser, J.; Pieroux, D.; Lebreton J.P. (2017). Use of a Langmuir Probe Instrument on Board a Pico-Satellite. , IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 45, Issue 8, 2007-2012, DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2017.2700211.
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    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/5948
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2017.2700211
    scopus: 2-s2.0-85021838603
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    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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