Simulated space debris impact experiments on toughened laminated thin solar cell cover glass

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1 PART II, 1999, Pages 811-821

  Roybal, Robert ^a   Tlomak, Pawel ^a   Stein, Charles ^a   Stokes, Headley ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; IMPACT TESTING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SPACE DEBRIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOUGHNESS;

COVER GLASS MATERIALS;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 0033361575     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(99)00126-8     Document Type: Article

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