ITU FACULTY OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

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FACULTY OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS

DEPARTMENT OF SPACE ENGINEERING

COURSE SYLLABUS


Course Name

Code

Regular Semester

Credit

Lecture (hours/week)

3

Recitation

-

SPACE ENVIRONMENT

UZB 411E

Fall

3

Laboratory

-

Department

Space Engineering

Lecturer and Office Hours

Zerefşan Kaymaz

Teaching Assistant and Office Hours

TBD

Language

English

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

Classroom and Meeting Time

TBD





Contents

Introduction to Space Environment: fundamentals, the Earth in space, the neutral atmosphere, theplasma environment; Introduction to Sun: Solar radiation; Visible, Infrared, UV, EUV, and X-rays; Solar Wind, and Solar Activity; sun spots, solar flares, CMEs, SEPs, Geomagnetic and ionized environment; Ionosphere. Electromagnetic wave propagation, communication; Magnetosphere, Radiation Belts;Trapped radiation, Cosmic rays; Geomagntic storms and substorms, geomagnetic indices; Space weather concept: Techniques to observe space; Spacecraft orbits. LEO, HEO,Polar Geosyncronous; Spacecraft and ground systems; Spacecraft-Neutral atmosphere Interaction. Neutral gas flow around spacecraft, Atmospheric drag, Contamination, Erosion by atmosic oxygen, vehicle glow effect; Spacecraft plasma interactions. Effects of ionospheric and magnetospheric storms. Spacecraft charging.Current collection.Plasma flow around spacecraft.Plasma sources on spacecraft. Modelling studies of the spacecraft effects.


Objectives

To introduce space environment, the space events, and its variability,

To study the effects of the space environment on the spacecraft and spacecraft systems and space instruments on board







Topics-Course otline

Week-1: Introduction to the Space Environment: fundamentals, the Earth in Space, Ambient Space Environment

Week-2: Neutral and Plasma Environment

Week-3: Introduction to Sun, Solar activity, Solar Wind, Solar radiation, Cosmic rays, SEPs

Week-4: Geomagnetic environment, Solar-Terrestrial Interaction; Radiation Belts

Week-5: Ionosphere, Atmospheric propagation and communication systems

Week-6: Solar Effects on Earth’s Neutral Atmosphere and Plasma Environment; Geomagnetic storms, substorms

Week-7: Midterm

Week-8: Spacecraft orbits:Low Earth Orbit, Polar Orbits, Geosyncronous Orbits; Spacecraft and ground systems

Week-9: Space Weather concept, Techniques Observing geospace, Technological applicationof geiospace sciences

Week-10: Neutral Gas Flow around Spacecraft; Atmospheric Drag;

Week-11:Contamination; Erosion by atomic oxygen; Vehicle Glow effect

Week-12: Spacecraft-Plasma Interactions; Surface charging, Current collection; Potentials and spacecraft anomalies

Week-13: Plasma sources on spacecraft; Plasma flow around the spacecraft; Radiation effects

Week-14: Modelling studies of the spacecraft effects; shielding; solar array degradation, SEUs

Textbook

Spacecraft-Environment Interactions, 1996: D. Hastings and H. Garrett, Cambridge Univ. Pub.

The Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design, 2000: A. C. Tribble, Princeton Univ. Pub.




Other References

1.Science of Spacecraft Environment, 2000:T. Ondoh and K. Marubashi, Ohmsha Press.

2. Introduction to space environment, 1994: T. Tascione, Orbit Pub.

3.The Solar-Terrestrial Environment, 1992: J.K. Hargreaves, Cambridge Univ. Pub.

4.Space Weather, 2001, P. Song, H. Singer, and G.L. Siscoe, AGU Geophysical Monograph.

5.Space Weather, 1999: ESA, Workshop Proceedings.

6.Introduction to Space Physics, 1995: M.G. Kivelson and C. T. Russell, Cambridge Univ. Press.

7.Basic Space Plasma Physics, 1999: W. Baumjohann and R. A. Treumann, Imperial College Press.

8.Physics of the polar upper atmosphere, 1997: A. Drekke, John Wiley and SonsPub.

9.The physics of Atmospheres, 1986: J. T. Houghton, Cambiridge Univ. Pub.

10.Sun, Earth, and Sky, 1997: K.R. Lang, Springer Verlag Pub.S

11.Solar variability and its effects on climate, 2004: J. M. Pap and P. Fox, AGU Geophysical Monosgraph.

12.Sun-Earth Plasma Conenections, 1999: J.L. Burch, R.L. Carovillano, and S.K. Antiochos, AGU Monograph.

13.Radiation Belts and magnetosphere, 1968: W. N. Hess, Blaisdell Pub. Comp.

14.More books on individual topics are available.

15.There will be lecture notes, when available.

Prerequisite(s)

Physics I, II; Fluid Mechanics

Laboratory Work

None

Computer Usage

Basic computer knowledge and programming required for homeworks and projects

Others

--





Course Evaluation Method


Number

Ratio %

Midterm

1

20

Quizes



Homeworks

4

10

Projects



Term Projects

1

20

Laboratory



Others



Final Exam

1

50


Prepared by: Prof. Dr. Zerefşan Kaymaz Date: August 15, 2005


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