Cases where the charged-particle environment acts on the spacecraft (e.g., spacecraft charging phenomena) and cases where a system on the spacecraft causes the interaction (e.g., high voltage space power systems) are considered. Both categories were studied in ground simulation facilities to understand the processes involved and to measure the pertinent parameters. Computer simulations are based on the NASA Charging Analyzer Program (NASCAP) code. Analytical models are developed in this code and verified against the experimental data. Extrapolation from the small test samples to space conditions are made with this code. Typical results from laboratory and computer simulations are presented for both types of interactions. Extrapolations from these simulations to performance in space environments are discussed.
Computer and laboratory simulation of interactions between spacecraft surfaces and charged-particle environments
Fluid and Plasma Dyn. Conf. ; 1979 ; Williamsburg, VA, United States
1979-01-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Interactions between spacecraft and their environments
AIAA | 1993
|Interactions between spacecraft and their environments
NTRS | 1993
|Interactions between spacecraft and their environments
NTRS | 1993
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