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Experimental Simulation of Contamination Arising From Electro Rocket Engine-Jet on Surface of Spacecraft Units

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

A. Chirov
Affiliation:
Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), Russia
A. Nadiradze
Affiliation:
Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), Russia
V. Shaposhniko
Affiliation:
Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), Russia
V. Egorov
Affiliation:
IPMT RAS, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia, Email: egorov@ipmt-hpm.ac.ru
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Abstract

Under conditions of a vacuum simulation it was investigated how electric rocket thruster (ERT) SPT-70 contaminates space craft (SC) surfaces. The contamination content in the ERT jet was studied by using solid targets. The film composition was analysed by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) He+ ions and nuclear reaction analysis (NRA) with H+ ions methods. Using the results of this analysis a preliminary estimation of the composition and the angular distribution of contaminated components in the ERT jet were carried out.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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