Transient phenomena induced by discharge on solar array in low earth orbit plasma environment

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 29, Issue 5 I, 2001, Pages 789-795

  Cho, Mengu ^b   Hikita, Masayuki ^a,b   Tanaka, Koji ^c   Sasaki, Susumu ^c  

^a IEEE

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

High voltage; Low earth orbit; Plasma; Sheath; Solar array; Space; Vacuum arc

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

LOW EARTH ORBIT PLASMA ENVIRONMENT; TRANSIENT THEORY;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0035485295     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.964476     Document Type: Article

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