Plasma Interactions With Spacecraft (I)

Abstract

The objective of this contract is to develop, incorporate, test, and validate new algorithms for Nascap-2k that are needed to self-consistently compute plasma transport and to model electromagnetic radiation in the near to mid field from VLF (3 kHz to 30 kHz) antennas. The plasma flow models can be used to address various plasma engineering concerns including surface discharges due to meteoroid impact and spacecraft contamination due to electric propulsion plasma plume effects. The goal of this effort is to provide a plasma engineering capability to the spacecraft community. During the third and fourth year of this contract, new database and memory manager software was developed for Nascap-2k, support was provided for the DSX program, and an algorithm was developed for the computation of surface currents on a satellite that is acting as an antenna. Volume II is draft documentation of new software.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA515337

Entities

People

  • M. J. Mandell
  • V. A. Davis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Angular Momentum
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Charge Density
  • Contracts
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Engineering
  • Operating Systems
  • Radiation
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Charging
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster