Surface breakdown property of SiO2 added MgO under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station

A surface breakdown (flashover) might occur on the surface of an insulator when it was bombarded by electron beam until exceeding a critical value. The strength of SiO2 added MgO to withstand flashover treeing appearance was evaluated by bombarding the samples by 25 keV electron beam generated by a...

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Main Author: Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy
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Language:English
Published: SENTRA Academic Publishers 2007
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/8677/1/AGUS_-_Canadian_Journal_of_Pure_and_Applied_Sciences_2007.pdf
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description A surface breakdown (flashover) might occur on the surface of an insulator when it was bombarded by electron beam until exceeding a critical value. The strength of SiO2 added MgO to withstand flashover treeing appearance was evaluated by bombarding the samples by 25 keV electron beam generated by a scanning electron microscope. There was a significant increase of bombardment-time to initiate surface breakdown when SiO2 addition was 6 wt%. This compound was about 5 times better in withstanding breakdown compared with materials commonly used in spacecraft such as teflon, kapton and milar materials. It could be considered that 6 wt% SiO2 added MgO became a promising material for spacecraft and space station where space radiation may damage spacecraft body or influence the communication system.
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spelling iium-86772012-04-06T07:29:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8677/ Surface breakdown property of SiO2 added MgO under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy TA401 Materials of engineering and construction A surface breakdown (flashover) might occur on the surface of an insulator when it was bombarded by electron beam until exceeding a critical value. The strength of SiO2 added MgO to withstand flashover treeing appearance was evaluated by bombarding the samples by 25 keV electron beam generated by a scanning electron microscope. There was a significant increase of bombardment-time to initiate surface breakdown when SiO2 addition was 6 wt%. This compound was about 5 times better in withstanding breakdown compared with materials commonly used in spacecraft such as teflon, kapton and milar materials. It could be considered that 6 wt% SiO2 added MgO became a promising material for spacecraft and space station where space radiation may damage spacecraft body or influence the communication system. SENTRA Academic Publishers 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8677/1/AGUS_-_Canadian_Journal_of_Pure_and_Applied_Sciences_2007.pdf Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy (2007) Surface breakdown property of SiO2 added MgO under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station. Canadian Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 1 (1). pp. 73-77. ISSN 1715-9997
spellingShingle TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy
Surface breakdown property of SiO2 added MgO under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station
title Surface breakdown property of SiO2 added MgO under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station
title_full Surface breakdown property of SiO2 added MgO under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station
title_fullStr Surface breakdown property of SiO2 added MgO under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station
title_full_unstemmed Surface breakdown property of SiO2 added MgO under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station
title_short Surface breakdown property of SiO2 added MgO under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station
title_sort surface breakdown property of sio2 added mgo under electron bombardment in vacuum: a promising materials for spacecraft and space station
topic TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/8677/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/8677/1/AGUS_-_Canadian_Journal_of_Pure_and_Applied_Sciences_2007.pdf