• DocumentCode
    1216251
  • Title

    Environmental stability of low absorptivity optical solar reflectors and their impact on spacecraft charging

  • Author

    Bogorad, Alex ; Herschitz, Roman ; Bowman, Charles

  • Author_Institution
    Martin Marietta Astro Space, Princeton, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    2400
  • Lastpage
    2403
  • Abstract
    Charging properties and environmental stability of low absorptivity ITO-coated optical solar reflectors (OSRs) were tested. Ionizing radiation and UV had minimal impact. The use of these OSRs will result in significant benefits to the thermal subsystem without compromising spacecraft ESD control.<>
  • Keywords
    artificial satellites; cooling; electrostatic discharge; mirrors; spacecraft charging; ITO-coated reflectors; charging properties; environmental stability; low absorptivity optical solar reflectors; spacecraft ESD control; spacecraft charging; thermal subsystem; Coatings; Electrostatic discharge; Indium tin oxide; Ionizing radiation; Silicon compounds; Space charge; Space heating; Space vehicles; Stability; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.340594
  • Filename
    340594
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1216251