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Sasaki et al. 1985
Sasaki, S., Kawashima, N., Kuriki, K., Yanagisawa, M., Obayashi, T., Roberts, W.T., Reasoner, D.L., Taylor, W.W.L., Williamson, P.R., Banks, P.M. and Burch, J.L. (1985). Ignition of beam plasma discharge in the electron beam experiment in space. Geophysical Research Letters 12: doi: 10.1029/GL012i010p00647. issn: 0094-8276.

An ignition of Beam Plasma Discharge (BPD) in space was observed in a neutral gas-electron beam interaction experiment by Space Shuttle/Spacelab-1 in 1983. An electron beam of 8 kV 100 mA was injected into a high dense nitrogen gas cloud of 1023 molecules which was released during 100 msec from the orbiter. The appearance of the beam and its surroundings observed by a low-light-level TV camera showed a local ignition of the beam plasma discharge in the gas cloud. The enhanced plasma production, generation of auroral emission and associated wave emission were also detected by onboard diagnostic instruments.

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