DocumentCode
1361677
Title
Aerospace: Neutralizing charged-up spacecraft: Electrical charge gathered from space plasma can cause malfunctions or failure, but techniques for minimizing its effects are available
Author
Garrett, Henry B.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
18
Issue
7
fYear
1981
fDate
7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
47
Abstract
Electrical charge gathered from space plasma can cause malfunctions or failure, but techniques for minimizing its effects are available. This article concentrates on the effects of spacecraft charging on unmanned operations.
Keywords
artificial satellites; static electrification; malfunctions; space plasma; spacecraft charging; unmanned operations; Electric potential; Magnetosphere; Materials; Plasmas; Satellites; Space vehicles; Surface charging;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1981.6369758
Filename
6369758
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