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Bernhardt, P.A.; Huba, J.D.; Kudeki, E.; Woodman Pollitt, Ronald Francisco; Chau Chong Shing, Jorge Luis; Sarango, M.F.
(2001)
When the Space Shuttle Orbiting Maneuver Subsystem (OMS) engines bum in the ionosphere, a plasma density depression or "hole" is produced. Charge exchange between the exhaust molecules and the ambient o+-ions yields molecular ions beams that eventually recombine with electrons. The resulting plasma ...