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Preliminary results from the flight of the Solar Array Module Plasma Interactions Experiment (SAMPIE)SAMPIE, the Solar Array Module Plasma Interactions Experiment, flew in the Space Shuttle Columbia payload bay as part of the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology-2 (OAST-2) mission on STS-62, March, 1994. SAMPIE biased samples of solar arrays and space power materials to varying potentials with respect to the surrounding space plasma, and recorded the plasma currents collected and the arcs which occurred, along with a set of plasma diagnostics data. A large set of high quality data was obtained on the behavior of solar arrays and space power materials in the space environment. This paper is the first report on the data SAMPIE telemetered to the ground during the mission. It will be seen that the flight data promise to help determine arcing thresholds, snapover potentials, and floating potentials for arrays and spacecraft in LEO.
Document ID
19950014113
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ferguson, Dale C.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Hillard, G. Barry
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings of the 13th Space Photovoltaic Research and Technology Conference (SPRAT 13)
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
95N20529
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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