• DocumentCode
    871047
  • Title

    Electrostatic Discharge Induced Momentum Impulse From Charged Spacecraft Surfaces

  • Author

    Bogorad, Alexander L. ; Likar, Justin J. ; Voorhees, Carl R. ; Herschitz, Roman

  • Author_Institution
    Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Syst., Newtown, PA
  • Volume
    53
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    3607
  • Lastpage
    3609
  • Abstract
    Electron beam measurements have demonstrated that ESD imparts significant impulse to the discharging surface. Impulse was shown to scale with ESD current amplitude and appears to be caused by an electrical, rather than mechanical, interaction
  • Keywords
    electron beam applications; electrostatic discharge; spacecraft charging; surface charging; electron beam measurements; electrostatic discharge; momentum impulse; spacecraft charging; surface charging; Electron beams; Electrostatic discharge; Electrostatic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Performance evaluation; Probes; Space vehicles; Surface charging; Surface discharges; Testing; Electrostatic discharges; surface charging;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2006.885108
  • Filename
    4033649
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=871047