Open AccessParticle Accelerator in Space Could Help Scientists Study Auroras
Author(s) -
Mark von Zastrow
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo027317
Subject(s) - space (punctuation) , physics , space physics , particle (ecology) , aerospace engineering , environmental science , nuclear physics , astronomy , computer science , engineering , geology , oceanography , operating system
Researchers could launch an electron beam device into space to study the Earth's magnetic field and trigger artificial auroras and lightning.