• DocumentCode
    896500
  • Title

    "bootstrap" Charging of Surfaces Composed of Multiple Materials

  • Author

    Stannard, P.R. ; Katz, I. ; Parks, D.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Systems, Science and Software P. O. Box 1620, La Jolla, CA 92038
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    4563
  • Lastpage
    4567
  • Abstract
    We examine the charging of a checkerboard array of two materials, only one of which tends to acquire a negative potential alone, using the NASA Charging Analyzer Program (NASCAP). The influence of the charging material\´s field causes the otherwise "non-charging" material to acquire a negative potential due to the suppression of its secondary emission ("bootstrap" charging). The NASCAP predictions for the equilibrium potential difference between the two materials are compared to results based on an analytical model.
  • Keywords
    Backscatter; Conducting materials; Electron emission; NASA; Photoconductivity; Plasma materials processing; Plasma temperature; Satellites; Surface charging; Surface discharges;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1981.4335765
  • Filename
    4335765
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=896500