Low RF reflectivity spacecraft thermal blanket by using high-impedance surface absorbers

Proceedings of the 2012 ESA Workshop on Aerospace EMC 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Costa, Filippo ^a,b   Monorchio, Agostino ^a,b   Carrubba, Elisa ^c   Zolesi, Valfredo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNIT   (Italy)

^c Kayser Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING LAYERS; HIGH IMPEDANCE SURFACE; INNER LAYER; METALLIC MATERIAL; MULTI-LAYER INSULATION; PASSIVE INTERMODULATION; THERMAL BLANKET; ULTRA-THIN;

REFLECTION; SPACECRAFT;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 84866262281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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