Trapped photoelectrons during spacecraft charging in sunlight
For a dielectric spacecraft charging in sunlight, the potentials are different on the sunlit and dark sides. Differential charging of spacecraft surfaces can trap low-energy electrons by means of potential wells and barriers. The low-energy electrons are mostly photoelectrons and secondary electrons...
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110951 |