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2025-04-16
Implications of Secondary Electron Yield of the Material States Related to Spacecraft Life Span on Absolute Charging of Pyramidal Horn Antenna
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 111, 111-124, 2025
Abstract
Accurately estimating spacecraft charging requires consideration of an appropriate secondary electron yield (SEY) of spacecraft materials. SEY is influenced by factors such as surface roughness, oxidation, and contamination. Using SEY values for materials not representative of actual spacecraft conditions can lead to significantly inaccurate spacecraft charging predictions. Against the use of default values for smooth and clean elemental Al, this work examines the impact of SEY of aluminum (Al) in its relevant states over a spacecraft's lifespan in favour of the reliable estimation of absolute charging. It specifically focuses on the Impact of SEY on the absolute charging of a pyramidal horn antenna, one of the essential spacecraft modules. For modeling of charging, the antennas are assumed to be in appropriate states of Al, i.e. oxidized Al for the beginning of life and Al with thin Carbon(C) - rich contamination for the end-of-life of a spacecraft. The observed deviation in absolute charging will determine a more realistic approach to protect a spacecraft against Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).
Citation
Ashish Pandya, Nikhil Kothari, Rizwan Habibbhai Alad, Suryakant Gupta, and Keyurkumar Patel, "Implications of Secondary Electron Yield of the Material States Related to Spacecraft Life Span on Absolute Charging of Pyramidal Horn Antenna," Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 111, 111-124, 2025.
doi:10.2528/PIERB25012005
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