Title :
Spacecraft charging and an instrument for its monitoring aboard the International Space Station
Author :
Kirov, Boian ; Georgieva, Katya ; Vassilev, Vesselin
Author_Institution :
Solar-Terrestrial Influences Lab., Bulgarian Acad. of Sci., Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
Electrostatic charging of satellites in space is a function of the spacecraft materials and various sources of charged particles. This paper explains how Langmuir probes as part of Plasma Wave Complex PWC aboard the Russian segment of the International Space Station, will monitor the surface charging of the station.
Keywords :
Langmuir probes; aerospace materials; aircraft instrumentation; artificial satellites; electrostatics; plasma Langmuir waves; plasma electrostatic waves; spacecraft charging; surface charging; International Space Station; Langmuir probe; PWC; charged particle; electrostatic charging; plasma wave complex; satellite; spacecraft charging; spacecraft instrumentation; spacecraft material; surface charging; Electric potential; Plasmas; Probes; Satellites; Space vehicles; Surface charging;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Overstress/ Electrostatic Discharge Symposium (EOS/ESD), 2010 32nd
Conference_Location :
Reno, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-58537-182-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-58537-182-2
