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Secondary Electron Emission And Spacecraft Charging, Neal Nickles, John R. Dennison
Secondary Electron Emission And Spacecraft Charging, Neal Nickles, John R. Dennison
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Spacecraft charging due to the natural plasma environment found in all orbits is known to produce many of the observed spacecraft anomalies and failures. A primary factor in adverse spacecraft charging is the secondary electron emission of differing materials on the spacecraft. Precipitating electrons and ions from the plasma to spacecraft surfaces can result in varying amounts of charge being released, depending on the secondary electron yield of the materials; this can lead to arcing between surfaces. NASA's Space and Environments Effects (SEE) program has recognized the need to improve their current materials database for modeling spacecraft charging and have …
Utah State University Ground-Based Test Facility For Study Ofelectronic Properties Of Spacecraft Materials, W. Y. Chang, John R. Dennison, Neal Nickles, R. E. Davies
Utah State University Ground-Based Test Facility For Study Ofelectronic Properties Of Spacecraft Materials, W. Y. Chang, John R. Dennison, Neal Nickles, R. E. Davies
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Evolution Of Secondary Electron Emission Characteristics Of Spacecraft Surfaces: Importance To Spacecraft Charging, R. E. Davies, John R. Dennison
Evolution Of Secondary Electron Emission Characteristics Of Spacecraft Surfaces: Importance To Spacecraft Charging, R. E. Davies, John R. Dennison
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Secondary electron emission (SEE) plays a key role in spacecraft charging [Garrett, 1981; Frooninckx and Sojka, 1992] . As a result, spacecraft charging codes require knowledge of the SEE characteristics of various materials in order to predict vehicle potentials in various orbital environments [Katz, et. al., 1986]. Because SEE is a surface phenomenon, occurring in the first few atomic layers of a material, the SEE characteristics of a given surface are extremely sensitive to changes in surface condition—e.g., the addition or removal of surface contaminants, or changes in surface morphology. That spacecraft surfaces can and generally do undergo significant evolution …