TY - GEN
T1 - In-orbit demonstration of passive electron-emitting film for mitigation of spacecraft charging
AU - Tanaka, Atomu
AU - Khan, Arifur R.
AU - Iwata, Minoru
AU - Toyoda, Kazuhiro
AU - Cho, Mengu
AU - Tsuruda, Yoshihiro
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Satellite is greatly affected by the space environment and one of these effects is satellite charging. A passive electron emitter has been developed for satellite charging mitigation. In 2012, emission of electron from this emitter has been confirmed by a high voltage technology demonstration satellite, 'Horyu-II', made by Kyushu Institute of Technology. However, due to insufficient data and longer time resolution, repeated emission has yet to be confirmed. In order to have more data in the shorter time resolution, this emitter has been mounted on a small satellite, named 'Hodoyoshi-3' and 'Hodoyoshi-4' made by Tokyo University, passing through the aurora zone, similar to 'Horyu-II'. Functioning of this emitter and related circuitry for measuring emission current and surface potential on the flight model (FM) of 'Hodoyoshi-4', ground operation has been confirmed. Sampling rate of emission current measurement of 'Horyu-2' was 4 minutes, whereas for 'Hodoyoshi-4' it is one second only. Therefore, we expect much better and reliable information.
AB - Satellite is greatly affected by the space environment and one of these effects is satellite charging. A passive electron emitter has been developed for satellite charging mitigation. In 2012, emission of electron from this emitter has been confirmed by a high voltage technology demonstration satellite, 'Horyu-II', made by Kyushu Institute of Technology. However, due to insufficient data and longer time resolution, repeated emission has yet to be confirmed. In order to have more data in the shorter time resolution, this emitter has been mounted on a small satellite, named 'Hodoyoshi-3' and 'Hodoyoshi-4' made by Tokyo University, passing through the aurora zone, similar to 'Horyu-II'. Functioning of this emitter and related circuitry for measuring emission current and surface potential on the flight model (FM) of 'Hodoyoshi-4', ground operation has been confirmed. Sampling rate of emission current measurement of 'Horyu-2' was 4 minutes, whereas for 'Hodoyoshi-4' it is one second only. Therefore, we expect much better and reliable information.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84938152247
M3 - 会議への寄与
AN - SCOPUS:84938152247
T3 - Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
SP - 8041
EP - 8046
BT - 65th International Astronautical Congress 2014, IAC 2014
PB - International Astronautical Federation, IAF
T2 - 65th International Astronautical Congress 2014: Our World Needs Space, IAC 2014
Y2 - 29 September 2014 through 3 October 2014
ER -