COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Record
Name of Image:
Electrostatic Levitator Electrodes
Full Description:
Electrostatic levitation system inside Electrostatic Levitator (ESL) vacuum chamber. The ESL uses static electricity to suspend an object (about 2-3 mm in diameter) inside a vacuum chamber while a laser heats the sample until it melts. This lets scientists record a wide range of physical properties without the sample contacting the container or any instruments, conditions that would alter the readings. The Electrostatic Levitator is one of several tools used in NASA's microgravity materials science program.
Date of Image:
1998-09-30
Category:
Microgravity
(MRPO) MRD-SPD Discipline(s):
Materials Science
(MRPO) Subject Type:
Hardware
term:
ESL
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
0004406
NIX #:
MSFC-0004406
MSFC Negative Number:
0004406
UID:
SPD-MARSH-0004406
