Atomic oxygen and UV irradiation effects on fluorosilicone rubber: Comparison of RF plasma and in-flight exposure

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 447-460

  Laikhtman, Alex ^a   Gouzman, Irina ^a   Verker, Ronen ^a   Grossman, Eitan ^a   Pippin, H Gary ^b  

^a Soreq NRC ^*  (Israel)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic oxygen; Fluorosilicone; In flight exposure; Space environment

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ARCTIC ENGINEERING; ATOMIC PHYSICS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEGASSING; FLUORINE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONMETALS; ORBITS; OXYGEN; PLASMA STABILITY; PLASMAS; POLYMERS; RUBBER; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SPACE STATIONS;

ATOMIC CONCENTRATIONS; ATOMIC OXYGEN; ATOMIC OXYGENS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS; DOMINANT FACTORS; FLUENCE; FLUOROSILICONE; FLUOROSILICONE RUBBERS; IN-FLIGHT EXPOSURE; LEO ENVIRONMENTS; LONG DURATIONS; LOW EARTH ORBITS; MECHANICAL INSTABILITIES; MIR SPACE STATIONS; OPTICAL; OUTER SPACES; OUTGASSING PRODUCTS; OXYGEN PLASMAS; POLYMER CHEMICALS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF PLASMAS; SILICON OXIDES; SPACE ENVIRONMENT; SPACE ENVIRONMENTS; SURFACE CRACKINGS; UV-IRRADIATION;

ATOMS;

EID: 54249126140     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008308089708     Document Type: Conference Paper

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