Simulated low Earth orbit environment interaction with different types of polyethylene

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-266

  Intrater, R ^a   Lempert, G ^a   Gouzman, I ^a   Grossman, E ^a   Cohen, Y ^b   Rein, D M ^b   Khalfin, R L ^b   Hoffman, A ^b  

^a Soreq NRC ^*  (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atomic oxygen; LEO environment; Polyethylene; Vacuum UV

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ETCHING; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; ORBITS; OXYGEN; PLASMAS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATOMIC OXYGEN; LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO); PLASMA AFTERGLOW;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 3042634467     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008304044103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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