Instrumentation and Measurement of Secondary Electron Emission for Spacecraft Charging

Authors

Neal Nickles
John R. Dennison, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Proceedings of the 6th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium Symposium

Publisher

Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium

Publication Date

5-2000

Abstract

Secondary electron emission is an important physical mechanism in the problem of spacecraft charging. The NASA Space Environments and Effects branch is currently revising NASA’s strategy for mitigating damage due to spacecraft charging. In an effort to substantially improve the modeling of spacecraft charging, measurements of secondary electron emission parameters are being made. The design of the apparatus needed to measure these parameters is discussed in detail. Various measurement techniques are explained and conclusions are drawn about the suitability of the final design.

Comments

Paper presented at the 6th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium Symposium. PDF available for download through link above.

Recommended Citation

Nickles, Neal and Dennison, John R., "Instrumentation and Measurement of Secondary Electron Emission for Spacecraft Charging" (2000). All Physics Faculty Publications. Paper 1488.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/physics_facpub/1488