electrostatic probe

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• Electrostatic levitation — is the process of using an electric field to lift a charged object and counteract the effects of gravity. It was used, for instance, in Robert Millikan s oil drop experiment and is used to suspend the gyroscopes in Gravity Probe B during… …   Wikipedia

• Electrostatic voltmeter — An Electrostatic Voltmeter is an instrument that measures voltage without charge transfer. It can accurately measure surface potential (voltage) on materials without making physical contact and so there is no electrostatic charge transfer or… …   Wikipedia

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• Langmuir probe — A Langmuir probe is a device named after Nobel Prize winning physicist Irving Langmuir, used to determine the electron temperature, electron density, and electric potential of a plasma. It works by inserting one or more electrodes into a plasma,… …   Wikipedia

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• Irving Langmuir — Infobox Scientist name = Irving Langmuir image size = 180px birth date = birth date|1881|1|31 birth place = Brooklyn, New York death date = death date and age|1957|8|16|1881|1|31 death place = Woods Hole, Massachusetts nationality = United States …   Wikipedia

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