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The Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) and support systems are being readied for flight on the OSS-1 Space Shuttle Mission (STS-4 in 1982) and on the Spacelab-2 Shuttle Mission (1983 or 1984). In March 1981 in the Johnson Space Center Plasma Chamber A, the PDP was utilized to measure the state of the ambient plasma and of phenomena induced by operation of the Utah State University Fast Pulse Electron Gun (FPEG). The FPEG is an element of the Vehicle Charging and Potential (VCAP) investigation on the OSS-1 Mission. On the OSS-1 Mission, the PDP will make plasma measurements as it is swept through the FPEG beam region by the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (RMS).
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Shawhan, S.D. (1982). Description of the Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP) for the OSS-1 Shuttle Mission and JSC Plasma Chamber Test in Conjunction with the Fast Pulse Electron Gun (FPEG). In: Grandal, B. (eds) Artificial Particle Beams in Space Plasma Studies. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 79. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4223-6_28
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