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020			_a9780691129471
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a629.416 _bL14f
100			_aLai, Shu T.
245			_aFundamentals of spacecraft charging _bspacecraft interactions with space plasmas _cShu T. Lai
260			_bPrinceton University Press _c2012 _aPrinceton
300			_axx, 246p
520			_a As commercial and military spacecraft become more important to the world's economy and defense, and as new scientific and exploratory missions are launched into space, the need for a single comprehensive resource on spacecraft charging becomes increasingly critical. Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging is the first and only textbook to bring together all the necessary concepts and equations for a complete understanding of the subject. Written by one of the field's leading authorities, this essential reference enables readers to fully grasp the newest ideas and underlying physical mechanisms related to the electrostatic charging of spacecraft in the space environment. Assuming that readers may have little or no background in this area, this complete textbook covers all aspects of the field. The coverage is detailed and thorough, and topics range from secondary and backscattered electrons, spacecraft charging in Maxwellian plasmas, effective mitigation techniques, and potential wells and barriers to operational anomalies, meteors, and neutral gas release. Significant equations are derived from first principles, and abundant examples, exercises, figures, illustrations, and tables are furnished to facilitate comprehension. Fundamentals of Spacecraft Charging is the definitive reference on the physics of spacecraft charging and is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate-level students, and professional space researchers. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
650			_aSpace vehicles
650			_aElectrostatic charging
650			_aSpace plasmas
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