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A Model For Rapid Charging Events On International Space Station, Debrup Hui
A Model For Rapid Charging Events On International Space Station, Debrup Hui
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
Surface charging by plasma can be a serious issue for any spacecraft. Though significant charging is not observed in all spacecrafts at all times, it only requires a single episode of extreme charging to result in serious damage. The International Space Station (ISS) is an interesting platform to study these charging effects because of its size and relatively high voltage systems. Of the many kinds of charging observed on ISS, the rapid charging events during solar eclipse exit in a low-density ionosphere is not yet understood. This report is an investigation to understand this phenomenon. This report proposes a simple …