AbstractNascap-2k is the updated version of the NASCAP/GEO spacecraft charging analysis code. In addition to packaging the physical content of NASCAP/GEO in a modern way, Nascap-2k incorporates other plasma analysis codes (in particular, the DynaPAC code) in order to extend its applicability to a wide variety of plasma environments. Nascap-2k also includes an interactive Object Toolkit for defining spacecraft surface models for analysis. In this paper we focus on the tenuous plasma charging capabilities of the code, with application to DSCS-III (geosynchronous environment), STEREO (solar wind environment) and MESSENGER (solar wind environment near 0.4AU).


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    Title :

    Modeling the charging of geosynchronous and interplanetary spacecraft using Nascap-2k


    Contributors:
    Mandell, M.J. (author) / Cooke, D.L. (author) / Davis, V.A. (author) / Jongeward, G.A. (author) / Gardner, B.M. (author) / Hilmer, R.A. (author) / Ray, K.P. (author) / Lai, S.T. (author) / Krause, L.H. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 36 , 12 ; 2511-2515


    Publication date :

    2004-04-15


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English