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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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Name of Image:
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Electrostatic Levitator at Work
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Electrostatic Levitator at Work
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Full Description:
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A 3 mm drop of nickel-zirconium, heated to incandescence, hovers between electrically charged plates inside the Electrostatic Levitator (ESL). 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.
Full_Description
A 3 mm drop of nickel-zirconium, heated to incandescence, hovers between electrically charged plates inside the Electrostatic Levitator (ESL). 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.
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Date of Image:
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2000-09-30
Date_of_Image
2000-09-30
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Category:
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Microgravity
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Microgravity
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(MRPO) MRD-SPD Discipline(s):
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Materials Science
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Materials Science
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(MRPO) Subject Type:
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Hardware
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Hardware
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term:
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Electrostatic Levitator
Keywords
Electrostatic Levitator
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term:
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ESL
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
Reference_Number
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MIX #:
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0004411
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NIX #:
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MSFC-0004411
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MSFC Negative Number:
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0004411
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0004411
MSFC Negative Number
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-0004411
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SPD-MARSH-0004411
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