DocumentCode
881949
Title
Spacecraft Fiberglass Strut Charging/Discharging and EMI
Author
Balmain, K.G. ; Gossland, M. ; Karia, K.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Toronto Toronto, Canada M5S 1A4
Volume
32
Issue
6
fYear
1985
Firstpage
4438
Lastpage
4440
Abstract
Glass-fiber-epoxy struts used in spacecraft extendable masts were exposed to a 20 keV electron beam. Discharges were observed, and near-field measurements used to deduce the radiated emission spectrum for comparison with spacecraft specifications.
Keywords
Aerospace engineering; Aircraft manufacture; Broadband antennas; Charge measurement; Current density; Current measurement; Electromagnetic interference; Electron beams; Extraterrestrial measurements; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1985.4334138
Filename
4334138
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