Transient potential modification of large spacecraft due to electron emissions

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 655-661

  Bilén, Sven G ^a,c   Agüero, Victor M ^a,c   Gilchrist, Brian E ^a,c   Raitt, W John ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; PLASMA DENSITY;

LOW EARTH ORBIT SPACECRAFTS;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 0031222555     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3264     Document Type: Article

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