• 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