Planetary Ring Simulation Experiment


New Photos: (Updated September, 2002)

Design, assembly and operational photographs of the rebuilt Ring Simulation Experiment.


Ring simulation experiment - assembly of new vacuum vessel

Exterior view of Ring Experiment - the interior of the vacuum vessel is illuminated by a helium-neon (He-Ne) laser.

Interior view of the Ring Experiment - The blue glow is from an argon dc glow discharge plasma, the red light is from a He-Ne laser.