Electrostatic phenomena on planetary surfaces /

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"Version: 20221001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. Electrostatics principles -- 2.1. Coulomb's law and the principle of superposition -- 2.2. The electric field -- 2.3. Gauss's law -- 2.4. Electric potential -- 2.5. Conductors in electrostatic fields -- 2.6. Capacitance -- 2.7. Electrostatic breakdown -- 2.8. Dielectrics in electric fields -- 2.9. Dielectrophoretic forces -- 2.10. Plasmas3. Space radiation fundamentals -- 3.1. Sources and types of radiation found in space -- 3.2. Measurement of energetic particles in space -- 3.3. Effects of space radiation -- 3.4. Mitigating radiation effects4. Electrical breakdown and charge decay in planetary atmospheres -- 4.1. Electrical breakdown in planetary atmospheres -- 4.2. Glow discharges and ion wind -- 4.3. Charge mobility -- 4.4. Charge decay and conductivity in planetary atmospheres5. The terrestrial electrostatic environment -- 5.1. The earth's atmosphere -- 5.2. Electrical breakdown in the terrestrial atmosphere -- 5.3. Radiation from the Sun : the solar wind -- 5.4. Radiation belts -- 5.5. Aurora6. Spacecraft and satellites in the electrostatic environment of the Earth -- 6.1. Spacecraft and satellite orbits -- 6.2. Spacecraft charging -- 6.3. Spacecraft charging in LEO -- 6.4. Charging of the ISS -- 6.5. Spacecraft charging in MEO -- 6.6. Spacecraft charging in GEO -- 6.7. Mitigation techniques7. The electrostatic environment of the Moon -- 7.1. The lunar surface environment -- 7.2. The lunar electrostatic environment -- 7.3. Electrostatic charging of the lunar regolith -- 7.4. Triboelectric charging on the lunar surface -- 7.5. Planned measurements with lunar landers -- 7.6. Dust removal from surfaces with dielectrophoretic forces8. The electrostatic environment of asteroids -- 8.1. The asteroid electrostatic environment -- 8.2. Electrostatic dust transport -- 8.3. Cohesive forces in asteroids9. The Martian electrostatic environment -- 9.1. The Martian atmosphere -- 9.2. Electrical breakdown in the Martian atmosphere -- 9.3. Electrostatic charge and size of Martian atmospheric dust particles10. The electrostatic environments of Venus and Mercury -- 10.1. Electrical phenomena in the Venusian atmosphere -- 10.2. The electrostatic environment of Mercury11. The electrostatic environment of Jupiter -- 11.1. The electrostatic and magnetic environments of Jupiter -- 11.2. Lightning on Jupiter12. The electrostatic environments of the outer planets -- 12.1. The electrostatic environment of Saturn -- 12.2. The electrostatic environments of Uranus and Neptune -- 12.3. The electrostatic environment of Saturn's moon Titan.Electrostatic phenomena, ubiquitous on Earth, also occur on many planetary bodies of the solar system. This book describes what is known about the electrostatic environment on and near the different planetary surfaces in the solar system based on experiments on Earth, as well as what is being learned from instrumentation on space exploration missions of the last few decades. The book presents brief reviews of the basic principles in electrostatics as well as of the fundamentals of space radiation. It then describes the different planetary environments where electrostatic phenomena take place: atmospheres and planetary surfaces. The second edition includes two new chapters on Space Radiation Fundamentals and The Electrostatic Environment of Jupiter. Other updates include updated models of the lunar electrical environment, recent measurements from NASA's Curiosity rovers, recent discoveries of the properties of the Venusian atmosphere and new data on Mercury. The key audience for this research and reference text includes researchers and students in the physical sciences.Researchers and students in the physical sciences.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Carlos I. Calle is the founder of the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at NASA Kennedy Space Center. He is the recipient of numerous NASA awards, including the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal in 2010, the Silver Snoopy Award in 2007 for outstanding support of the Space Shuttle Program, and the Spaceflight Awareness Award in 2003 for exceptional contributions to the space program. With his laboratory staff, he developed technologies for NASA's lunar and Martian exploration programs. He also developed new testing techniques for several Space Shuttle systems and for the thermal shrouds on the International Space Station modules. Karen L. Aplin is a British atmospheric and space physicist. She is currently Professor of Space Science and Technology at the University of Bristol. Aplin has made significant contributions to interdisciplinary aspects of space and terrestrial science, in particular the importance of electrical effects on planetary atmospheres. She was awarded the 2021 James Dungey Lectureship of the Royal Astronomical Society.Title from PDF title page (viewed on November 9, 2022).

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9780750338912

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Second edition.

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Solar system - the Sun & planets.
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