Dielectric charging processes and arcing rates of high voltage solar arrays

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 698-706

  Cho, Mengu ^a,b   Hastings, Daniel E ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES;

ARCING ONSET MODEL; DIELECTRIC CHARGING PROCESSES; ENHANCED FIELD ELECTRON EMISSION (EFEE); HIGH-VOLTAGE SOLAR ARRAYS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0026256964     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26302     Document Type: Article

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