Shuttle charging by tether controlled electron beam
Burke, W. J. ; Bonifazi, C. ; Hardy, D. A. ; et al. ; - ASI Sponsor
Mar - 1998
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03191
ISSN : 00948276 ;
journal : Geophysical Research Letters

Issue : 5
type: Article Journal

Abstract

keywords : (2) ionization of thruster gas by beam electrons i,(3) the EGA utilizes more than half the induced po,During the reflight of the tethered satellite syst,and (4) ionospheric density gradients and magnetic,respectively. Data presented here show that: (1) e,the electron generator assembly (EGA) emitted stea