What is the order of magnitude of the current measured by a Retarding Potential Analyzer at 400 km altitude above Earth in a plasma with 104 particles/cm3 with 1 cm2 collector plate at zero retarding voltage (assume that all electrons are repelled by the grids)? O 1 nA O 10 pA O 10 microA O100 nA O1 mA
What is the order of magnitude of the current measured by a Retarding Potential Analyzer at 400 km altitude above Earth in a plasma with 104 particles/cm3 with 1 cm2 collector plate at zero retarding voltage (assume that all electrons are repelled by the grids)? O 1 nA O 10 pA O 10 microA O100 nA O1 mA
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![What is the order of magnitude of the current measured by a
Retarding Potential Analyzer at 400 km altitude above Earth in a
plasma with 104 particles/cm3 with 1 cm2 collector plate at zero
retarding voltage (assume that all electrons are repelled by the
grids)?
O 1 nA
10 pA
O 10 microA
100 nA
O1 mA](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd29d4910-b472-4235-a6b7-3ae9df233500%2Ffeee2118-f23c-42c0-b907-32f908a240a8%2Fdfiqi7_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:What is the order of magnitude of the current measured by a
Retarding Potential Analyzer at 400 km altitude above Earth in a
plasma with 104 particles/cm3 with 1 cm2 collector plate at zero
retarding voltage (assume that all electrons are repelled by the
grids)?
O 1 nA
10 pA
O 10 microA
100 nA
O1 mA
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