Imaging of charge spatial density on insulating materials

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Beardsmore Rust, S T ^a   Watson, P ^a   Prance, R J ^a   Harland, C J ^a   Prance, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric potential sensors; Electrostatics; Forensics; Security; Sensors; Tribo charging

Indexed keywords

CHARGE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTATICS; INSULATING MATERIALS; SENSORS;

CHARGE MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS; FORENSICS; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; SECURITY; SPATIAL CHARGE DISTRIBUTION; TRIBOCHARGING;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 70350677085     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/9/095711     Document Type: Article

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