Abstract:In the future, LEO spacecraft will be larger and higher powered. Because of the balance of currents through ambient space plasma, their main conductive body will have a higher negative potential without plasma contactor operation. When spacecraft operate with a higher voltage, more intensive arcing is suspected to occur on their surface. In this study, ground-based experiment was carried out to understand the arcing phenomenon and to examine influences of ambient space plasma on the arcing process. Simulating … Show more
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