The possibility of controlling spacecraft charging by means of the electric propulsion system RIT 10
Abstract
The use of RIT 10 for the active control of arc discharges was studied. The influence of operating RIT 10 and/or its neutralizer on the surface potential of samples exposed to electron irradiation was assessed. The neutralizer reduces surface potential from initial values of thousands of volts to a few hundred. Results are improved by the addition of the RIT motor.
- Publication:
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2nd ESTEC Spacecraft Electromagnetic Compatibility Seminar
- Pub Date:
- July 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982semc.rept..173W
- Keywords:
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- Active Control;
- Ion Engines;
- Spacecraft Charging;
- Aluminum;
- Electron Irradiation;
- Ground Tests;
- Neutralizers;
- Communications and Radar