NDLI: Trapped Photoelectrons During Spacecraft Charging in Sunlight

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Author	Lai, S.T. Cahoy, K.
Copyright Year	1973
Abstract	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. Motivated by the recent interest in trapped photoelectrons measured by the Van Allen Probes in the radiation belts, we calculate the extent of the trapped photoelectron area and the potential barrier as a function of the dipole strength and sun angle using the monopole- dipole model. We find that the dipole strength is an important parameter in controlling the behavior of the potential wells and barriers. The usual inequality, 1/2 ≤ A ≤ 1 where A is the dipole strength, used in the monopole-dipole model can be relaxed and amended for finite sun angles. We then use a simple method to estimate the density of the trapped low-energy electrons in these areas. In sunlight charging, the low-energy electron population around the spacecraft is enhanced by the photoelectrons trapped inside the potential barrier.
Sponsorship	IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
Starting Page	2856
Ending Page	2860
Page Count	5
File Size	1091934
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00933813
Volume Number	43
Issue Number	9
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Electric potential Electron traps Space vehicles Surface charging Satellites Potential well Aircraft manufacture wave-particle interaction. Barrier chorus waves critical temperature eclipse passage electron density electron temperature geosynchronous environment monopole-dipole potential photoemission potential well radiation belts saddle point spacecraft charging spacecraft charging in sunlight trapped photoelectron Van Allen Probes wave-particle interaction monopole–dipole potential
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Condensed Matter Physics

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