Cold atmospheric plasma - A new technology for spacecraft component decontamination

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-71

  Shimizu, Satoshi ^a   Barczyk, Simon ^b   Rettberg, Petra ^b   Shimizu, Tetsuji ^a   Klaempfl, Tobias ^a   Zimmermann, Julia L ^a   Hoeschen, Till ^c   Linsmeier, Christian ^d   Weber, Peter ^b   Morfill, Gregor E ^a   Thomas, Hubertus M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold atmospheric plasma; Decontamination; Endospores; Planetary protection; Surface micro discharge

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; ENDOSPORES; PLANETARY PROTECTIONS; SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS; STERILIZATION SYSTEMS; SURFACE MICRO DISCHARGES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPACECRAFT;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 84891828350     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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