Compositional analysis of projectile residues on LDEF instrument AO187-1

Details Compositional analysis of projectile residues on LDEF instrument AO187-1 Compositional analysis of projectile residues on LDEF instrument AO187-1

Jun 1992

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In NASA. Langley Research Center, Second LDEF Post-Retrieval Symposium Abstracts p 46 (SEE N92-27218 18-99)

Physics

Craters, Electron Microscopy, Hypervelocity Impact, Long Duration Exposure Facility, Micrometeoroids, Projectiles, Residues, Space Debris, X Ray Analysis, Aluminum, Aluminum Isotopes, Anodizing, Gold, Impact Damage, Metal Sheets, Panels, Scanning Electron Microscopy

Scientific paper

Impact craters greater than 30 microns and associated projectile residues were analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDXA). Objectives were to analyze a statistically significant number of projectiles to evaluate their chemical variability and possible clustering into discrete particle types. Bay A11 exposed six collector surfaces of anodized 1100-T4 (greater than 99 percent pure) aluminum sheets, 0.32 cm thick, yielding an exposed surface area of 1.1 sq. m. Four of the six panels have been retained at JSC, and were optically scanned, one (A11E00E) was prepared for SEM/EDX analysis. Bay A03 was occupied by high purity (99.99 percent) gold sheets, 0.5 mm thick, yielding an exposed surface area of 0.85 sq. m. Sample processing included the optical scanning (6X), labeling, and dislodging (by a punch-die device) of each individual impact greater than 75 microns for the aluminum and 30 microns for the gold. The 209 craters were dislodged form A11E00E, having crater diameters up to 3500 microns. Optical examination of the gold surfaces detected 238 craters, 198 of which were retained at JSC and analyzed via SEM/EDX. The analytical procedures included maximizing the geometric efficiency (take-off angles), using relatively long count times (500-1000 sec) and sufficiently high accelerating currents (25-30Kev). Despite diligent examination, a large number of craters did not exhibit measurable signals above background. Detectable resides were classified as either micrometeoritic or as man-made debris.

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