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.


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    Title :

    Charging of spacecraft by nuclear electrons


    Additional title:

    Entladungseffekte durch Elektronen (aus Betazerfall) in Raumfahrzeugen


    Contributors:
    Plomb, E.P.de (author) / Rich, W.F. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 22 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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