Electrostatic Phenomena on Planetary Surfaces

102 Pages·2022·21.6 MB·English

by  Carlos I. Calle, Karen L. Aplin

Electrostatic Phenomena
on Planetary Surfaces
(Second Edition)
Online at: https://doi.org/10.1088/2514-3433/ac878e
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Electrostatic Phenomena
on Planetary Surfaces
(Second Edition)
Carlos I Calle and Karen L Aplin
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To my grandson, Liam Daniel Calle
Carlos I Calle
To the memory of my aunt and uncle Linda (1950–2022) and Norman Neal
(1949–2021), both scientists taken too soon by Covid
Karen L Aplin
Contents
Preface to the First Edition xii
Preface to the Second Edition xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
Author Biographies xv
1 Introduction 1-1
2 Electrostatics Principles 2-1
2.1 Coulomb’s Law and the Principle of Superposition 2-1
2.2 The Electric Field 2-2
2.3 Gauss’s Law 2-3
2.4 Electric Potential 2-3
2.5 Conductors in Electrostatic Fields 2-4
2.6 Capacitance 2-5
2.7 Electrostatic Breakdown 2-5
2.8 Dielectrics in Electric Fields 2-6
2.9 Dielectrophoretic Forces 2-8
2.10 Plasmas 2-8
References 2-9
3 Space Radiation Fundamentals 3-1
3.1 Sources and Types of Radiation Found in Space 3-1
3.2 Measurement of Energetic Particles in Space 3-3
3.3 Effects of Space Radiation 3-5
3.4 Mitigating Radiation Effects 3-6
References 3-8
4 Electrical Breakdown and Charge Decay in Planetary 4-1
Atmospheres
4.1 Electrical Breakdown in Planetary Atmospheres 4-1
4.2 Glow Discharges and Ion Wind 4-4
4.3 Charge Mobility 4-6
4.4 Charge Decay and Conductivity in Planetary Atmospheres 4-6
References 4-8
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