Electron radiation effects on candidate solar sail material

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-288

  Edwards, David L ^a   Hubbs, Whitney S ^a   Wertz, George E ^a   Hoppe, David T ^a   Nehls, Mary K ^a   Hollerman, William A ^b   Gray, Perry A ^a   Semmel, Charles L ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

In space propulsion; Light pressure; Radiation effects; Sails

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; PHOTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SPACECRAFT; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; STRESSES;

IN-SPACE PROPULSION; LIGHT PRESSURES; SOLAR SAILS; UNIAXIAL TENSION;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

EID: 3042691753     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008304044106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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