Charging of the Freja satellite in the Auroral Zone

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5 II, 2006, Pages 2038-2045

  Eriksson, Anders I ^a   Wahlund, Jan Erik ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aurora; Ionosphere; Magnetosphere; Plasma measurements; Plasma sheaths; Satellites; Surface charging

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA SHEATHS; PLASMA SIMULATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AURORA; PLASMA MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE CHARGING;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

EID: 33750415500     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.883373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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