Prediction of materials charging in magnetospheric plasmas /
A.G. Rubin, M. F. Tautz, K. H. Bhavnani, N. A. Saflekos.

Description

Main Author

Rubin, A. G.

Related Names

Saflekos, N. A.
Bhavnani, K. H.
Tautz, M. F.
U.S. Air Force Geophysics Laboratory.

Language(s)

English

Published

Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts : Air Force Geophysics Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, United States Air Force, 1981.

Subjects

Plasma (Ionized gases)
Space vehicles > Space vehicles / Electrostatic charging.
Magnetosphere.

Summary

Basic materials charging in magnetospheric plasmas may be predicted based on material properties that define capacitance, conduction, and emission for the surface, and on plasma species, temperatures and densities. This report summarizes results obtained using MATCHG, a program that embodies the basic formulations of the NASCAP program without the 3-dimensional (3-D) complexities. Plasma temperature and material property variation effects on surface potentials are considered. A graphical procedure for predicting voltage response from the general no bulk conductivity characteristics is presented.

Note

"Space Physics Division Project 7661."
ADA102906 (from http://www.dtic.mil).
"19 March 1981."

Physical Description

20 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

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