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Characteristics of RF Resulting from Dielectric Discharges
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In this article, the authors present measurements of the electromagnetic radiation pulses and the replacement current pulses which result from the breakdown of Mylar and Kapton samples, and the observed dependence of the characteristics of the replacement pulse as a function of electron beam energy is discussed.Abstract:
This paper presents measurements of the electromagnetic radiation pulses and the replacement current pulses which result from the breakdown of Mylar and Kapton samples. The observed dependence of the characteristics of the replacement current pulse as a function of electron beam energy is discussed. The characteristics of the electromagnetic radiation pulses are also analysed in the text of this paper. The source of the irradiating electrons is a monoenergetic electron beam whose energy was varied from 12.5 KeV to 25 KeV.read more
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Surface ARC Discharges on Spacecraft Dielectrics
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Space systems and their interactions with Earth's space environment
Henry B. Garrett,Charles P. Pike +1 more
Characterization of electromagnetic signals generated by electrical breakdown of spacecraft insulating materials
TL;DR: The functioning of the experimental setup and the preliminary inputs for the development of analytical models of the discharge process are presented in this article, which allows for development of new or modified materials and design techniques having the necessary discharge immunity to insure high reliability and long lifetime of space systems.
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Spacecraft Charge Protection of Large Three-Axis-Stabilized Communications Satellites - INTELSAT V Design
TL;DR: In this article, the analysis of charging and discharging effects anticipated in the geosynchronous satellite INTELSAT V and subsequent body-stabilized designs based on it is presented.
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Radio frequency voltage breakdown facility.
TL;DR: RF voltage breakdown facility for studying spacecraft antenna characteristics in space and planetary atmosphere environments is described in this article, where the authors propose a method to estimate the voltage voltage breakdown rate of a spacecraft antenna.