Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects

The definitive guide to the modern body of spacecraft charging knowledge, this book authoritatively blends the theoretical and practical aspects of spacecraft charging. It defines the environment that can have significant effects on spacecraft, such as disruption of science measurements and solar arrays from electrostatic discharge (ESD). Combining the authors' extensive experience in spacecraft charging and in their provision of design support to NASA, JPL, and the commercial satellite market, this incredible book offers practical advice for neophytes in the field as well as experienced plasma physicists and spacecraft engineers.