17. Charging Mitigation Methods

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface xi
4. Prologue. The Earth’s Space Plasma Environment xiii
5. 1. Introduction to Spacecraft Charging 1
6. 2. The Spacecraft as a Langmuir Probe 11
7. 3. Secondary and Backscattered Electrons 18
8. 4. Spacecraft Charging in a Maxwellian Plasma 25
9. 5. Spacecraft Charging in a Double Maxwellian Plasma 35
10. 6. Potential Wells and Barriers 48
11. 7. Spacecraft Charging in Sunlight 60
12. 8. Space Tethers, Plasma Contactors, and Sheath Ionization 71
13. 9. Surface Charging Induced by Electron Beam Impact 84
14. 10. Spacecraft Charging Induced by Electron Beam Emission 91
15. 11. Supercharging 97
16. 12. Ion Beam Emission from Spacecraft 103
17. 13. Discharges on Spacecraft 114
18. 14. Energetic Particle Penetration into Matter 126
19. 15. Spacecraft Anomalies 137
20. 16. Deep Dielectric Charging 146
21. 17. Charging Mitigation Methods 166
22. 18. Introduction to Meteors 175
23. 19. Meteor Impacts 182
24. 20. Neutral Gas Release 194
25. Appendixes and Addenda 203
26. Acknowledgments 243
27. Index 245