Beam-surface scattering studies of the individual and combined effects of VUV radiation and hyperthermal O, O2, or Ar on FEP teflon surfaces

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 187-196

  Brunsvold, Amy L ^a   Zhang, Jianming ^a   Upadhyaya, Hari P ^a   Minton, Timothy K ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic oxygen; beam surface scattering; collision induced dissociation; FEP Teflon; space environmental effects; synergistic effects; VUV photodegradation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC OXYGEN; BEAM-SURFACE SCATTERING; COLLISION-INDUCED DISSOCIATION; FEP TEFLON; SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; VUV PHOTODEGRADATION;

ARGON LASERS; ATOMS; BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); DEUTERIUM; DISSOCIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SCATTERING;

ARGON;

ARGON; DEUTERIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE; OXYGEN; POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SPACE FLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VACUUM;

ARGON; DEUTERIUM; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGEN; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPACE FLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VACUUM;

EID: 77951925592     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am800015k     Document Type: Article

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