INVESTIGATION OF CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF SPACECRAFT MOUNTED SPHERICAL ELECTROSTATIC ANALYZERS.

Abstract

The current/voltage characteristic of a spherical probe with an assumed spherical potential distribution has been used to analyze data taken by probes mounted on sounding rockets. A computer program which performs least squares fits of this data to the current/voltage characteristic has been written. Major difficulties encountered in this work seem to be related primarily to the carrying craft size relative to the probe. Attempts to account for periodic variations in the current at constant voltage and efforts made to consider this effect in the analysis of the data are summarized. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 10, 1969
Accession Number
AD0693208

Entities

People

  • Kenneth H. Carpenter
  • Patrick A. Crowley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electrostatic Analyzers
  • Periodic Variations
  • Rockets
  • Sounding Rockets

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster