• DocumentCode
    901409
  • Title

    Electrical Conductivity and Discharge in Spacecraft Thermal Control Dielectrics

  • Author

    Passenheim, B.C. ; van Lint, V.A.J. ; Riddell, J.D. ; Kitterer, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Mission Research Corporation 5434 Ruffin Road San Diego, California 92123
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    1594
  • Lastpage
    1600
  • Abstract
    Engineering data on the radiation-induced and delayed conductivity in several common spacecraft dielectrics under conditions that approximate space exposure is presented. Direct measurements of discharge propagation velocity on Kapton, Teflon and Mylar is reported. Glass, and occasionally Mylar, exhibited discharges which propagated faster than 2 × 108 cm/s, but persist at ¿10-7 s.
  • Keywords
    Aircraft manufacture; Conductivity measurement; Current measurement; Delay; Dielectric measurements; Electrons; Glass; Space vehicles; Thermal conductivity; Velocity measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1982.4336410
  • Filename
    4336410
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=901409