NASA NTRS · 19780002210
A simulation model of time-dependent plasma-spacecraft interactions
Abstract
A plasma simulation code is presented that models the time-dependent plasma properties in the vicinity of a spherical, charged spacecraft. After showing agreement with analytic, steady-state theories and ATS-6 satellite data, the following three problems are treated: (1) transient pulses from photoemission at various emission temperatures and ambient plasma conditions, (2) spacecharge limited emission, and (3) simulated plasma oscillations in the long wavelength limit.
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Rothwell, P. L., Rubin, A. G., Yates, G. K.. 1977-02-24. A simulation model of time-dependent plasma-spacecraft interactions. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19780002210
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