Atomic-oxygen undercutting of protected polymers in low earth orbit

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 335-339

  Banks, Bruce A ^a,c   Snyder, Aaron ^a,c   Miller, Sharon K ^a,c   De Groh, Kim K ^a,c   Demko, Rikako ^b,d  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 21000 Brookpark Road   (United States)

^d 21000 Brookpark Road ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROCARBONS; LIGHTING; ORBITS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SCANNING; SILICA; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SPACECRAFT; THERMAL CYCLING; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS;

ATOMIC OXYGEN; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS); LONG DURATION EXPOSURE FACILITY (LDEF); LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO); RETROREFLECTORS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 3042831116     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.10726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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