• 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