Transient plasma sheath model for thin conductors excited by negative high voltages with application to electrodynamic tethers

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2058-2074

  Bileén, Sven G ^a   Gilchrist, Brian E ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODYNAMICS; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; TETHERLINES;

ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHERS; HIGH-VOLTAGE SHEATHS;

PLASMA SHEATHS;

EID: 0034458938     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.902233     Document Type: Article

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