Table IV. Satellite Power System Magnetospheric Effects Effect Cause Mechanism System/Activities Impacted 1. Dosage Enhancement of Trapped Relativistic Electrons + + 0 and Ar in magnetosphere due to exhaust and plasmasphere heating Thermal heavy ions suppress ring current ion cyclotron turbulence, which keeps electron dosage in balance in natural state -Space equipment -Modification of human space activity 2. Artificial Ionospheric Current Ionospheric electric field induced by argon beam Beam induced Alfven shocks propagate into ionosphere -Powerline 'tripping -Pipeline corrosion (probably unimportant) 3. Modified Auroral Response to Solar Activity Neutrals and heavy ions in large quantities Rapid charge-exchange loss of ring-current particles -May reduce magnetic storm interference with earth and space-based systems 4. Artificial Airglow 3.5 keV argon ions Direct Impact on atmosphere from LEO source -Interference with optical earth-sensors 5. Plasma Density Disturbance on Small Spatial Scale Plasma injection Plasma instabilities -Signal scintillation for space-based communications
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