Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 43, Number 2, July II 1998
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Page(s) | 226 - 229 | |
Section | Geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00344-9 | |
Published online | 01 September 2002 |
Electromagnetic interference from plasmas generated in meteoroids impacts
Istituto FISBAT - CNR - Via Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
Received:
3
March
1998
Accepted:
25
May
1998
It is shown that the plasma generated during an impact of a meteoroid with an artificial satellite can produce electromagnetic radiation below the microwave frequency range. This interference is shown to exceed local noise sources and might disturb regular satellite operations.
PACS: 96.50.Kr – Meteors and meteoroids / 52.50.Lp – Plasma production and heating by shock waves and compression / 95.40.+s – Artificial Earth satellites
© EDP Sciences, 1998
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