Effects of atomic oxygen and ultraviolet in low earth orbit on low surface energy polymer film

The effect of low earth orbit atomic oxy

The effect of low earth orbit atomic oxygen exposure on phenylphosphine oxide-containing poly(arylene ether)s

✍ John W. Connell; Joseph G. Smith; Jr; Carol G. Kalil; Emilie J. Siochi 📂 Article 📅 1998 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 390 KB 👁 1 views

Unoriented thin films of phenylphosphine oxide-containing poly(arylene ether)s were exposed to low Earth orbit aboard the space shuttle Atlantis (STS-51) as part of a flight experiment designated Limited Duration Candidate Exposure . The samples were exposed to primarily atomic oxygen ( ϳ 7ϫ 10 19 a