Abstract

Secondary electrons control a spacecraft's response to a plasma environment. To accurately simulate spacecraft charging, the NASA Charging Analyzer Program (NASCAP) has mathematical models of the generation, emission and transport of secondary electrons. This paper discusses the importance of each of the processes and the physical basis for each of the NASCAP models. Calculations are presented which show that the NASCAP formulations are in good agreement with both laboratory and space experiments.

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