The effect of nuclear beta decay electrons upon orbiting spacecraft potentials is analyzed. Maximum spacecraft potentials of hundreds of kilovolts are predicted. Charging effects are shown to depend upon orbit altitude, spacecraft configuration, ambient plasma conditions, and the peak flux of nuclear beta decay electrons generated immediately after a detonation.
Charging of spacecraft by nuclear electrons
Entladungseffekte durch Elektronen (aus Betazerfall) in Raumfahrzeugen
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science ; 24 , 6 ; 2298-2304
1977
7 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 22 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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