Guide to mitigating spacecraft charging effects

"Guide to Spacecraft Charging Effects is a single reference source containing both theory of spacecraft charging and suggested practical detailed spacecraft design requirements and procedures to minimize the effects of spacecraft charging and to limit the effects of the resulting electrostatic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garrett, Henry B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. Wiley 2012
Series:JPL space science and technology series
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Frontmatter
  • Supplemental Images
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to the Physics of Charging and Discharging
  • Spacecraft Design Guidelines
  • Spacecraft Test Techniques
  • Control and Monitoring Techniques
  • Material Notes and Tables
  • Appendix A: Nomenclature
  • Appendix B: The Space Environment
  • Appendix C: Environment, Electron Transport, and Spacecraft Charging Computer Codes
  • Appendix D: Internal Charging Analyses
  • Appendix E: Test Methods
  • Appendix F: SEMCAP Analysis
  • Appendix G: Simple Approximations: Spacecraft Surface Charging Equations
  • Appendix H: Derivation of Rule Limiting Open-Circuit Board Area
  • Appendix I: Expanded Worst-Case Geosynchronous Earth Environments Descriptions
  • Appendix J: Key Spacecraft Charging Documents
  • Appendix K: List of Figures and Tables
  • Index