Charging of composites in the space environment

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 556-560

  Czepiela, Steven A ^a   McManus, Hugh ^a   Hastings, Daniel ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTONS;

HIGH-ENERGY CHARGED PARTICLES;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0034268750     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3619     Document Type: Article

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