Remediation of radiation belts using electrostatic tether structures

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 583-594

  Hoyt, Robert P ^a   Minor, Bryan M ^a  

^a Tethers Unlimited Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; DETONATION; RADIATION BELTS; REMEDIATION; SCATTERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TETHERLINES;

ELECTROSTATIC TETHER STRUCTURES; NUCLEAR DETONATION; SATELLITE SYSTEMS; TETHER GEOMETRY;

ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES;

EID: 33751512033     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2005.1559348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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