RETRACTED:A Numerical Study on the Charging Voltage of the Lunar Surface

Zhihao Wang, Dongbo Tian, Yuming Liu, Yenan Liu, Yigang Ding, Zicai Shen

Beijing Institute of Spacecraft Environment Engineering, Beijing, China.

DOI: 10.4236/jamp.2019.712222                

Abstract

Short Retraction Notice 

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Keywords

Lunar Surface Charging, Plasma, Current Balance Equation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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