DocumentCode
871666
Title
Potential of an Insulating Disk Irradiated by an Electron Beam
Author
Goldstein, B. ; Stettner, R. ; Marks, R.
Author_Institution
Mission Research Corporation 735 State Street, P. O. Drawer 719 Santa Barbara, California 93102 (805) 963-8761
Volume
30
Issue
6
fYear
1983
Firstpage
4316
Lastpage
4321
Abstract
Thin insulating films on satellites are known to charge to kilovolt potentials in space due to irradiation by charged particles. The electrostatic fields which develop on their surface are shown to be governed by emission limited charging. It is unnecessary to consider surface or bulk conductivity to explain the charging of the two-dimensional surfaces except, perhaps, extremely close to the edge of the dielectric.
Keywords
Conductivity; Dielectric measurements; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electron beams; Electrostatic measurements; Particle beams; Predictive models; Satellites; Surface charging; Surface discharges;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1983.4333130
Filename
4333130
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