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
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;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1982.4336410
