Interactions of high-voltage solar arrays with their plasma environment: Physical processes

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1031-1041

  Vayner, Boris ^a   Galofaro, Joel ^b,c   Ferguson, Dale ^b,c  

^a OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Photovoltaic and Space Environ Br   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CURRENT DENSITY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROSTATICS; PERMITTIVITY; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; VACUUM; VIDEO CAMERAS;

ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITY; ION CURRENTS; IONIZATION POTENTIAL;

SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

EID: 11044227830     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4271     Document Type: Article

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