Passive Charge Management of Contactless Test Masses using Ultraviolet LEDS with Fast and Slow Photoelectrons

Written By Chin Yang Lui

Abstract/Background

Free floating Test Masses (TM) of inertial reference instruments accumulate charge during separation from their housings and cosmic radiation. We demonstrate two charge management systems using fast and slow photoelectrons emitted from gold coated surfaces.

 

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