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Langmuir probe measurements aboard the International Space Station
Authors:B Kirov  S Asenovski  D Bachvarov  A Boneva  V Grushin  K Georgieva  S I Klimov
Institution:1.Space Research ant Technologies Institute BAS,Sofia,Bulgaria;2.Institute of Information and Communication Technologies BAS,Sofia,Bulgaria;3.Space Research Institute RAN,Moscow,Russia
Abstract:In the current work we describe the Langmuir Probe (LP) and its operation on board the International Space Station. This instrument is a part of the scientific complex “Ostonovka”. The main goal of the complex is to establish, on one hand how such big body as the International Space Station affects the ambient plasma and on the other how Space Weather factors influence the Station. The LP was designed and developed at BAS–SRTI. With this instrument we measure the thermal plasma parameters–electron temperature Te, electron and ion concentration, respectively Ne and Ni, and also the potential at the Station’s surface. The instrument is positioned at around 1.5 meters from the surface of the Station, at the Russian module “Zvezda”, located at the farthermost point of the Space Station, considering the velocity vector. The Multi- Purpose Laboratory (MLM) module is providing additional shielding for our instrument, from the oncoming plasma flow (with respect to the velocity vector). Measurements show that in this area, the plasma concentration is two orders of magnitude lower, in comparison with the unperturbed areas. The surface potential fluctuates between–3 and–25 volts with respect to the ambient plasma. Fast upsurges in the surface potential are detected when passing over the twilight zone and the Equatorial anomaly.
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