A model of solar flux attenuation during eclipse passage and its effects on photoelectron emission from satellite surfaces |
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Authors: | HB Gakkett JM Forbes |
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Institution: | Jet Propulsion Laboratory (MC 144-218), California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, U.S.A.;Space Data Analysis Laboratory, Boston College, Chesnut Hill, MA 02167, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The basic theory of solar flux attenuation by the Earth's atmosphere is reviewed and a model of the time-varying flux observed by a satellite during eclipse passage developed. The general model is applied to the specific problem of variations in photoelectron flux during penumbral passage and the effects of wavelength, solar activity, and atmospheric constituents on photoelectron emission investigated. Predictions of the photoelectron current expected from tungsten and aluminum surfaces are then successfully compared with actual observations from the ATS-5 and Injun 5 satellites confirming the validity of the model. |
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