DocumentCode
1722619
Title
Proton radiation testing of optical elements
Author
Miller, Kyle B. ; Leitch, James ; Lyons-Mandel, Chandra
Author_Institution
Ball Aerosp. & Technol. Corp, Boulder, CO, USA
fYear
2001
fDate
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
155
Lastpage
159
Abstract
Four types of optical glasses, two types of UV filter glasses, and two types of optical adhesives were characterized for transmissivity degradation when exposed to various fluences of high-energy protons. Significant darkening was observed, especially at near-UV wavelengths
Keywords
adhesives; aerospace instrumentation; light transmission; optical filters; optical glass; optical testing; proton effects; sensors; Ohara glasses; Schott glasses; UV filter glass; darkening; high-energy proton fluence; near-UV wavelengths; optical adhesive; optical elements; optical glass; proton radiation testing; space-based optical sensors; transmissivity degradation; Degradation; Glass; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical materials; Optical sensors; Particle beams; Pollution measurement; Protons; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radiation Effects Data Workshop, 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7199-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/REDW.2001.960464
Filename
960464
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