In situ erosion study of kapton® using novel hyperthermal oxygen atom source

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-78

  Grossman, Eitan ^a,c   Lifshitz, Y ^a,c   Wolan, John T ^b,d   Mount, Charles K ^b,d   Hoflund, Gar B ^b,d  

^a SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Space Technology Section ^*  (Japan)

^d Space Technology Section ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EROSION; PLASTIC FILMS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; THERMOOXIDATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

HYPERTHERMAL OXYGEN ATOM; THIN POLYIMIDE KAPTON FILMS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0032756710     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3435     Document Type: Article

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