Charging, charge storage, and pulsing phenomena are investigated in silica shuttle tiles under electron irradiation. The glass coating creates discharge pulses under the irradiation conditions which, as theory and past experience indicate, would produce large electrostatic fields. The glass fiber response is dominated by secondary electron phenomena during irradiation, but after irradiation micropulses occur for days. Charge is stored for days after the irradiation as would be expected in silica.


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    Title :

    Charging/discharging of space shuttle tile material under irradiation


    Additional title:

    Aufladung/Entladung des Kachelmaterials von Space-Shuttle unter Bestrahlung


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 14 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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