Interactions of high-voltage solar arrays with their plasma environment: Ground tests

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1042-1050

  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

CRYOGENICS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; HEAT FLUX; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SPACE APPLICATIONS; THERMAL CYCLING;

CURRENT COLLECTION; ION FLUX; LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO); SPACE PLASMA;

SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

EID: 11044229318     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4272     Document Type: Article

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