IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science · 1982 · 24 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesAerospace EngineeringPhysicsElectromagnetismPlasma PhysicsSpacecraft DesignElectric FieldsElectric PotentialPlasma SimulationPlasma-surface InteractionsSpace PlasmasSurface ChargeElectrostatic Discharge SimulationSpace Charge FormationSpace-charge DynamicsSpace-charge EffectsSpacecraft ChargingSurface Charging
A system-oriented computer code is used to predict surface charging due to voltages generated within a satellite operating in the typical dense plasma environment of LEO. The use of this code is demonstrated by predicting the expansion of electric fields onto a kapton surface from a pinhole over a biased conductor in a LEO environment. The results are compared to a more-exact solution and experimental data.
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