A Critical Overview on Spacecraft Charging Mitigation Methods

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6 I, 2003, Pages 1118-1124

  Lai, Shu T ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric charging; Differential charging; Discharging; Electron beam; Ion beam; Mitigation; Plasma emission; Space plasma; Spacecraft charging

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ION BEAMS; PLASMA THEORY; SECONDARY EMISSION; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT;

DIELECTRIC CHARGING; DIFFERENTIAL CHARGING; MITIGATION METHODS; PLASMA EMISSION; SPACE PLASMA; SPACECRAFT CHARGING;

ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE;

EID: 1442335806     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2003.820969     Document Type: Review

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