Experimental Investigation of Snapover: The Sudden Increase of Plasma Current Drawn to a Positively Biased Conductor When Surrounded by a Dielectric
Snapover is particularly relevant to Earth-orbiting spacecraft powered by high-voltage solar arrays. During snapover, the current collected by a positively biased conductor that is immersed in a plasma suddenly increases when two conditions are met: i) there is an immediately adjacent insulator; ii)...
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DigitalCommons@USU
2001
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2092 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3095&context=etd |