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Utah State University

2015

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Predictive Formula For Electron Range Over A Large Span Of Energy, Anne C. Starley, Jr Dennison Dec 2015

Predictive Formula For Electron Range Over A Large Span Of Energy, Anne C. Starley, Jr Dennison

Senior Theses and Projects

A model developed by the Materials Research Group that calculates electron penetration range of some common materials, has been greatly expanded with the hope that such extensions will predict the range in other, perhaps, more interesting materials. Developments in this extended model aid in predicting the approximate penetration depth into diverse classes of materials for a broad range of energetic incident electrons (<10 eV to>10 MeV, with better than 20% accuracy). The penetration depth—or range—of a material describes the maximum distance electrons can travel through a material, before losing all of its incident kinetic energy. This model has started to predict …


Dependence Of Electrostatic Field Strength On Voltage Ramp Rates For Spacecraft Materials, Krysta Moser Nov 2015

Dependence Of Electrostatic Field Strength On Voltage Ramp Rates For Spacecraft Materials, Krysta Moser

Senior Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.


Degradation Of Space Polymers: A Case Study, Kelby T. Peterson Apr 2015

Degradation Of Space Polymers: A Case Study, Kelby T. Peterson

Senior Theses and Projects

Materials International Space Station Experiment 6 (MISSE-6) was an experiment designed to examine the consequences of the space environment on various materials used in space-component design. USU’s contribution was comprised of approximately 180 samples that were suspended from the side of the International Space Station (ISS) for 18 months and returned to allow for pre- and post-flight comparisons. The sample with the most evident changes was a thin film of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) MylarTM coated with Vapor Deposited Aluminum (VDA). The post-flight analysis showed evidence of atomic oxygen erosion of the VDA layer, UV-induced discoloration of the polymer, and a …


Simulation Of Uv Radiation Degradation Of Polymers On Misse-6 In The Low Earth Orbit Environment, Kelby T. Peterson, Jr Dennison Mar 2015

Simulation Of Uv Radiation Degradation Of Polymers On Misse-6 In The Low Earth Orbit Environment, Kelby T. Peterson, Jr Dennison

Senior Theses and Projects

Materials International Space Station Experiment 6 (MISSE-6) was an experiment designed to examine the consequences of the space environment on various materials used in space-component design. USU’s contribution was comprised of approximately 180 samples that were suspended from the side of the International Space Station (ISS) for 18 months and returned to allow for pre- and post-flight comparisons. The sample with the most evident changes was a thin film of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) MylarTM coated with Vapor Deposited Aluminum (VDA). The post-flight analysis showed evidence of atomic oxygen erosion of the VDA layer, UV-induced discoloration of the polymer, and …


Statistical Variation Of Diverse Light Emission Measurements From Bisphenol/Amine Epoxy Under Energetic Electron Bombardment, Justin Christensen Jan 2015

Statistical Variation Of Diverse Light Emission Measurements From Bisphenol/Amine Epoxy Under Energetic Electron Bombardment, Justin Christensen

Senior Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.