THE CRRES-IDM SPACECRAFT EXPERIMENT FOR INSULATOR DISCHARGE PULSES

被引:27
作者
FREDERICKSON, AR
MULLEN, EG
KERNS, KJ
ROBINSON, PA
HOLEMAN, EG
机构
[1] BOSTON COLL,CHESTNUT HILL,MA 02167
[2] CALTECH,JET PROPULS LAB,PASADENA,CA 91103
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D O I
10.1109/23.212347
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The Internal Discharge Monitor (IDM) is designed to observe electrical pulses from common electrical insulators in space service. The characteristics of the instrument are described. The IDM was flown on the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES). The sixteen insulator samples included G10 circuit boards, FR4 and PTFE fiberglass circuit boards, FEP Teflon, alumina, and wires with common insulations. The samples are fully enclosed, mutually isolated, and space radiation penetrates 0.02 cm of aluminum before striking the samples. Published data in the literature provides a simple method for determining the flux of penetrating electrons. The pulse rate is compared to the penetrating flux of electrons.
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页数:9
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