MS thesis abstract - Zeineh, Christopher
| Author: | Zeineh, Christopher |
| Degree: | Masters of Science |
| SERC #: | 15-05 |
| File type: | PDF, 1250 kB |
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Applications of an Electrostatic High-Voltage Tether to Radiation Belt Remediation
A computational algorithm is developed and executed to calculate the rate of depletion of magnetospheric ions by an electrostatic tether at various altitudes. This computation relies upon past studies in the OML regime of charged tethers to determine the deflection angles incurred upon incoming ions at any given incident velocity. Calculated depletion rates are used to computationally estimate the time required to deplete a given range of the magnetosphere.