Title :
Potentials in a Plasma over a Biased Pinhole
Author :
Mandell, M.J. ; Katz, I.
Author_Institution :
S-CUBED P. O. Box 1620, La Jolla, CA 92038
Abstract :
The NASCAP/LEO code is used to simulate measurements taken at Jet Propulsion Laboratory of potentials near a simulated pinhole. The insulator near the high-voltage pinhole obeys an electric field boundary condition resulting from secondary electron hopping conductivity. The code predictions are in good agreement with the measurements.
Keywords :
Boundary conditions; Conductivity; Current measurement; Electrons; Electrostatic measurements; Low earth orbit satellites; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma temperature;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1983.4333128
