Electrical breakdown of anodized coatings in low-density plasmas

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 579-585

  Galofaro, J T ^a   Doreswamy, C V ^b   Vayner, B V ^c   Snyder, D B ^a   Ferguson, D C ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; PLASMA DENSITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ANODIZED COATINGS; ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN; LOW DENSITY PLASMAS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0032690018     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.27203     Document Type: Article

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