Charging of isolated proof masses in satellite experiments such as LISA

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4856, Issue , 2002, Pages 55-66

  Araujo H M ^a   Howard, A ^a   Davidge, D ^a   Sumner, T J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geant4; LISA; Space environment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING; LASER INTERFEROMETER SPACE ANTENNA; SPACE ENVIRONMENT;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0037854576     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.461504     Document Type: Conference Paper

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