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In Situ Surface Voltage Measurements Of Dielectrics Under Electron Beam Irradiation, Joshua L. Hodges, John R. Dennison, Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans, Alec Sim
In Situ Surface Voltage Measurements Of Dielectrics Under Electron Beam Irradiation, Joshua L. Hodges, John R. Dennison, Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans, Alec Sim
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New instrumentation has been developed for non- contact, in vacuo measurements of the electron beam-induced surface voltage as a function of time and position for non- conductive spacecraft materials in a simulated space environment. The novel compact system uses two movable capacitive sensor electrodes to measure surface charge distributions on samples, using a non-contact method that has little effect on charge dissipation from sample. Design details, calibration and characterization measurements of the system are presented, with <1 V to >30 kV surface voltage range, <0.5 V voltage resolution, and <1.5 mm spatial resolution. Used in conjunction with the capabilities of an existing ultrahigh vacuum electron emission test chamber, the new instrumentation facilitates measurements of charge accumulation, bulk resistivity, effects of charge depletion and accumulation on yield measurements, electron induced electrostatic breakdown potentials, radiation induced conductivity effects, and the radial dispersion of surface voltage.
Three types of measurements of surface voltage for polyimide (Kapton HNTM) serve to illustrate the research capabilities of the …
0.5>1>Experimentally Derived Resistivity For Dielectric Samples From The Crres Internal Discharge Monitor, Nelson W. Green, A. Robb Frederickson, John R. Dennison
Experimentally Derived Resistivity For Dielectric Samples From The Crres Internal Discharge Monitor, Nelson W. Green, A. Robb Frederickson, John R. Dennison
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Resistivity values were experimentally determined using charge-storage methods for six samples remaining from the construction of the internal discharge monitor flown on the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES). Three tests were performed over a period of three to five weeks each in a vacuum of ~5times10-6 torr with an average temperature of ~25degC to simulate a space environment. Samples tested included FR4, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and alumina with copper electrodes attached to one or more of the sample surfaces. FR4 circuit-board material was found to have a dark-current resistivity of ~1times1018 Omegamiddotcm and a moderately high polarization …
Methods For Resistivity Measurements Related To Spacecraft Charging, John R. Dennison, Jerilyn Brunson, Prasanna Swaminathan, Nelson Green, A. Robb Frederickson
Methods For Resistivity Measurements Related To Spacecraft Charging, John R. Dennison, Jerilyn Brunson, Prasanna Swaminathan, Nelson Green, A. Robb Frederickson
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A key parameter in modeling differential spacecraft-charging is the resistivity of insulating materials. This parameter determines how charge will accumulate and redistribute across the spacecraft, as well as the timescale for charge transport and dissipation. American Society for Testing and Materials constant-voltage methods are shown to provide inaccurate resistivity measurements for materials with resistivities greater than ~1017 Omegamiddotcm or with long polarization decay times such as are found in many polymers. These data have been shown to often be inappropriate for spacecraft-charging applications and have been found to underestimate charging effects by one to four orders of magnitude for …