Simulation Experiments on LMS-1D Regolith Particles Precipitation in a Gyrotronic Discharge and Their Impact on Solar Panels of Space Vehicles
摘要
A description is given of simulation experiments of the interaction of lunar dust with the surface of solar panels. The experiments are based on the creation of a dust plasma cloud by exposure of a substance simulating lunar dust to the radiation from a powerful pulse gyrotron. This approach has been tested using a lunar regolith simulant. An analysis is presented of the results of precipitation of charged regolith particles on solar panels of various types and variation in their efficiency.