MULPEX: A compact multi-layered polymer foil collector for micrometeoroids and orbital debris

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1270-1281

  Kearsley, A T ^a   Graham, G A ^b   Burchell, M J ^c   Taylor, E A ^d   Drolshagen, G ^e   Chater, R J ^f   McPhail, D ^f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low Earth orbit; Micrometeoroids; MULPEX; Multi layer polymer foil; Particle collector; Space debris

Indexed keywords

DUST COLLECTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METEORITES; ORBITS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPACECRAFT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LOW EARTH ORBIT; MICROMETEOROIDS; MULTI-LAYER POLYMER FOIL; MUPLEX; PARTICLE COLLECTOR; POLYMER FOILS;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 22644436139     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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