• DocumentCode
    995988
  • Title

    Charging of Composites in Space Environment: Ground Test Data

  • Author

    Bogorad, Alexander L. ; Likar, Justin J. ; Herschitz, Roman

  • Author_Institution
    Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Syst., Newtown
  • Volume
    54
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1981
  • Lastpage
    1984
  • Abstract
    Results of an extensive ground test routine, during which the charging characteristics of numerous composites commonly used in spacecraft design, are presented for plasmas representative of spacecraft exterior and shielded locations at GEO.
  • Keywords
    aerospace components; aerospace instrumentation; aerospace materials; composite materials; plasma; space charge; space vehicles; spacecraft charging; GEO shielded locations; composites; extraterrestrial plasmas; geostationary Earth orbit; space vehicle reliability; spacecraft design; spacecraft exterior; surface charging; Aircraft manufacture; Conducting materials; Electrons; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Plasma simulation; Space charge; Space vehicles; Surface charging; Testing; Extraterrestrial plasmas; space vehicle reliability; space vehicles; surface charging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2007.908655
  • Filename
    4395004
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=995988