Erosion of a Polyimide Material Exposed to Simulated Atomic Oxygen Environment

Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 268-273

  Wei, Zhao ^a   Weiping, Li ^a   Huicong, Liu ^a   Liqun, Zhu ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

atomic oxygen (AO); erosion; low earth orbit (LEO); polyimide (PI); selective chemical reaction

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC OXYGEN; ATOMIC OXYGEN (AO); LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO); LOW-EARTH ORBIT; SELECTIVE CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MORPHOLOGY; NEWTONIAN FLOW; ORBITS; OXYGEN; POLYIMIDES; REACTION RATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SURFACES;

EID: 77951227865     PISSN: 10009361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1000-9361(09)60215-6     Document Type: Article

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