Interaction of charged spacecraft with electric propulsion plume: On orbit data and ground test results

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 3602-3606

  Likar, Justin J ^a   Bogorad, Alexander L ^a   Malko, Thomas R ^a   Goodzeit, Neil E ^a   Galofaro, Joel T ^b   Mandell, Myron J ^c  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostatic discharges; Photovoltaic space power systems; Space vehicle propulsion; Surface charging

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

ARCJET PLASMA ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SPACE POWER SYSTEMS; SOLAR ARRAY PERFORMANCE; SURFACE CHARGING;

ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

EID: 33846304210     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.885107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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