| ISBN13: | 9781032199214 |
| ISBN10: | 10321992111 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 136 pages |
| Size: | 234x156 mm |
| Weight: | 250 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 56 Illustrations, black & white; 56 Line drawings, black & white; 3 Tables, black & white |
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Physics of Satellite Surface Charging
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This book will explore the fundamentals of spacecraft charging: why it occurs, when it occurs, where it occurs, how to measure it, and its side effects.
This book will explore the fundamentals of spacecraft charging: why it occurs, when it occurs, where it occurs, how to measure it, and its side effects. It will discuss state-of-the-art spacecraft charging technologies, which will be explained in detail and with pedagogical emphasis. Exercises for further learning will be included to facilitate a deeper understanding of the material.
It will be of interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students, in addition to researchers working in physics and engineering keen to understand more about spacecraft interactions with space plasmas.
Key Features:
- Translates complex terminology into accessible language
- Authored by experts in the field
- Provides worked examples and exercises for further learning
Foreword vii
Biography ix
CHAPTER 1 ? Overview 1
CHAPTER 2 ? Spacecraft Equilibrium Potential 11
CHAPTER 3 ? Current Balance 19
CHAPTER 4 ? How to Measure Spacecraft Potential 25
CHAPTER 5 ? Secondary and Backscattered Electrons 33
CHAPTER 6 ? Critical Temperature for the Onset of Spacecraft Charging 43
CHAPTER 7 ? Importance of Surface Conditions 55
CHAPTER 8 ? High-Level Spacecraft Potential 63
CHAPTER 9 ? Spacecraft Charging in Sunlight 71
CHAPTER 10 ? The Monopole-Dipole Model 81
CHAPTER 11 ? The Question of Independence on Ambient Electron Density in Spacecraft Charging 91
CHAPTER 12 ? Spacecraft Charging Induced by Beam Emissions 101
CHAPTER 13 ? Mitigation Methods 115
Index 125
