Investigations into synergistic effects of atomic oxygen and vacuum ultraviolet

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-247

  Shimamura, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Miyazaki, Eiji ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Aerospace Research and Development Directorate   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; EROSION; ETHYLENE; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; IRRADIATION; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYIMIDES; PROPYLENE; RADIATION; SILVER; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; DEGRADED PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE; SIMULTANEOUS IRRADIATION; THERMO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLETS;

VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

EID: 65949102558     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.31815     Document Type: Article

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