Radiation-induced insulator discharge pulses in the CRRES internal discharge monitor satellite experiment

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1614-1621

  Holman, E G ^c   Mullen, E G ^a   Brautigam, D H ^a   Kerns, K J ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SATELLITES;

INTERNAL DISCHARGE MONITORS;

ELECTRIC INSULATORS;

EID: 0026401175     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.124153     Document Type: Article

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