Title :
Proton transport through graphite composite honeycomb solar array panel
Author :
Stanton, M.E. ; Barth, J.L. ; Stassinopoulos, E.G. ; Stapor, W.J. ; Jordan, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The transport of energetic protons through aluminum and advanced graphite composite honeycomb structures, used for solar array panels, has been investigated. The measured spectra reveal significantly more low energy protons are transmitted than predicted
Keywords :
carbon fibre reinforced composites; proton effects; shielding; solar cell arrays; Al; C; aluminum; graphite composite honeycomb structure; proton transport; radiation damage; shielding material; solar array panel; Aluminum; Detectors; Energy measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laboratories; NASA; Photovoltaic cells; Physics; Protons; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 1997. RADECS 97. Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4071-X
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.1997.698914
