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Measuring Charge Storage Decay Time And Resistivity Of Spacecraft Insulators, Jerilyn Brunson, John R. Dennison
Measuring Charge Storage Decay Time And Resistivity Of Spacecraft Insulators, Jerilyn Brunson, John R. Dennison
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An informal discussion of how accurate measurements of resistivity and increasing understanding of the behavior of insulating materials used on spacecraft is fundamental to advancing the design and utility of the spacecraft. Build up of charge can vary between different areas of the spacecraft, with excess charge accumulating and leading to functional anomalies or component failure. The most important parameter in determining how charge will decay through an insulator is the resistivity of the material. Current industry standards for measuring resistivity have been shown to be inconsistent with actual phenomena, and new methods of measuring resistivity must be developed and …
Measurement Of Charge Storage Decay Time And Resistivity Of Spacecraft Insulators, Prasanna V. Swaminathan
Measurement Of Charge Storage Decay Time And Resistivity Of Spacecraft Insulators, Prasanna V. Swaminathan
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Insulators used in the construction of spacecraft are irradiated with high-energy electrons in the space environment and this sometimes causes the insulators to charge to very high voltages. Such charged insulators can generate spontaneous electric partial-discharge pulses of the order of mA to tens of A. These pulses sometimes last enough time to destroy the expensive micro-circuitry present in the spacecraft. In evaluating the threat to the spacecraft due to these discharges, calculation of the resistivity becomes a critical parameter since it determines how accumulated charge will distribute across the spacecraft and how rapidly charge imbalance will dissipate. So far, …
A Theoretical Study Of The Production And Decay Of Localized Electron Density Enhancements In The Polar Ionosphere, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk
A Theoretical Study Of The Production And Decay Of Localized Electron Density Enhancements In The Polar Ionosphere, Jan Josef Sojka, Robert W. Schunk
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The origins, transport, and decay of large-scale (≳ 10 km) F region density irregularities were theoretically studied using a high-latitude time dependent ionospheric model. Such density irregularities (blobs) have been found both in the polar cap and the auroral zone. The model study, which focuses on blobs being produced by auroral precipitation, shows that the observed energy fluxes can readily account for the blob densities if a plasma flux tube is exposed to the precipitation for 5-10 min. Once the flux tube is transported away from the source, the F region density profile recovers its shape on a time scale …