Degradation of the surfaces exposed to the space environment

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 166-174

  Bitetti, G ^a   Marchetti, M ^a   Mileti, S ^a   Valente, F ^a   Scaglione, S ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; EROSION; NITROGEN; PHONONS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMAL CYCLING;

ATOMIC OXYGEN (AO); ATOMIC SPECIES; LOW EARTH ORBITS (LEO); SPACE ENVIRONMENT;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES;

EID: 33751256273     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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