Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects

JPL Space Science & Technology Book Series

JPL Space Science & Technology Series
Joseph H. Yuen, Editor-in-Chief


Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects Hard copies are published by John Wiley & Sons
	Henry B. Garrett (About the Author) Albert C. Whittlesey (About the Author)
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	Front Matter
	Chapter 1: Introduction	1
	Chapter 2: Introduction to Physics of Charging and Discharging	7
	Chapter 3: Spacecraft Design Guidelines	31
	Chapter 4: Spacecraft Test Techniques	73
	Chapter 5: Control and Monitoring Techniques	91
	Chapter 6: Material Notes and Tables	95
	Appendix A: Nomenclature	101
	Appendix B: The Space Environment	117
	Appendix C: Environment, Electron Transport, and Spacecraft Charging Computer Codes	149
	Appendix D: Internal Charging Analyses	163
	Appendix E: Test Methods	171
	Appendix F: Voyager SEMCAP Analysis	185
	Appendix G: Simple Approximations: Spacecraft Surface Charging Equations	187
	Appendix H: Derivation of Rule Limiting Open Circuit Board Area	193
	Appendix I: Expanded Worst-Case Geosynchronous Earth Environments Descriptions	197
	Appendix J: Key Spacecraft Charging Documents	201
	Appendix K: Listing of Figures and Tables	209
	Appendix I: Index	213

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