Plasma phenomena associated with solar array discharges and their role in scaling coupon test results to a full panel

40th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Leung, Philip ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

COUPON TESTS; DISCHARGE CURRENTS; DISCHARGE PHENOMENA; DISCHARGE SITES; PLASMA PHENOMENA; POTENTIAL PROFILES; PROPAGATION TIME; SPACECRAFT OPERATION;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 85087193331     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-628     Document Type: Conference Paper

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