Spacecraft potential control by the plasma source instrument on the POLAR satellite

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 845-849

  Comfort, R H ^a,g   Moore, T E ^b   Craven, P D ^c   Pollock, C J ^d   Mozer, F S ^e   Williamson, W S ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^g AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA SHEATHS; PLASMA SOURCES;

PLASMA SOURCE INSTRUMENTS (PSI); SPACECRAFT POTENTIAL CONTROL;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0032207748     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.7586     Document Type: Article

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