A pulsed ‘plasma broom’ for dusting off surfaces on Mars
Dust is a challenge for the design and operation of equipment on the Martian surface, particularly for solar cells. An efficient and robust technique for removing dust and sand from surfaces immersed in CO _2 at low pressure is presented. The working principle is based on a pulsed plasma jet produce...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2017-01-01
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| Series: | New Journal of Physics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa60e5 |