THz radiation has been used to uncover small defects in samples of space shuttle foam. This nondestructive method could help NASA to examine the insulating foam that is applied to each shuttle's fuel tank prior to launch.


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    Title :

    T-rays identify defects in insulating-materials


    Contributors:
    Jingzhou Xu, (author) / Hua Zhong, (author) / Tao Yuan, (author) / Xu Xie, (author) / Shaohong Wang, (author) / Zhang, X.-C. (author) / Reightler, R. (author) / Madaras, E. (author)


    Publication date :

    2004-01-01


    Size :

    122091 byte



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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