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Spacecraft sheath modification during beam ejection
Numerical solutions to the equations relating the charge ejection to spacecraft potential have been used to study the response of spacecraft potential to ion and electron beam emissions. Ionization occurs within the sheath due to the return current. The charge density and potential profile in the sheath are altered. Non-monotonic behavior of spacecraft potential as a function of beam current is obtained. Parametric studies on the effects of neutral density, electron temperature, mean free path, and spacecraft size have been performed. Experimental evidence of spacecraft sheath modification during beam ejections is discussed. Keywords include: Spacecraft Sheath, Beam Ionization, Spacecraft Charging, and Plasma Simulation.
- "Numerical solutions to the equations relating the charge ejection to spacecraft potential have been used to study the response of spacecraft potential to ion and electron beam emissions. Ionization occurs within the sheath due to the return current. The charge density and potential profile in the sheath are altered. Non-monotonic behavior of spacecraft potential as a function of beam current is obtained. Parametric studies on the effects of neutral density, electron temperature, mean free path, and spacecraft size have been performed. Experimental evidence of spacecraft sheath modification during beam ejections is discussed. Keywords include: Spacecraft Sheath, Beam Ionization, Spacecraft Charging, and Plasma Simulation."@en
- "Spacecraft sheath modification during beam ejection"
- "Spacecraft sheath modification during beam ejection"@en