Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aps..4cf.e1022a&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, 2007 APS Four Corners Section/SPS Zone 16 Joint Fall Meeting, October 19-20,2007, abstract #E1.022
Physics
Scientific paper
Understanding the photon-induced charging of spacecraft materials is necessary in modeling the overall charging of a spacecraft. Measuring the photoyields of insulators requires sophistication, since insulators' electrons must overcome a greater potential energy barrier, than electrons in a metal, to move within a solid. In order to determine the photoyields of insulating and semiconducting materials for NASA's Solar Probe Mission (PBN, Alumina) and James Webb Space Telescope project (SixPI-ExVDA), a chopper and lock-in amplifier were added to a photoyield measurement system. A standard (Au) photoemission spectrum was compared with Au spectrum taken before addition of the lock-in to verify the validity of the modified system. Two insulators (polyboron nitride and Alumina) under investigation for the NASA/APL Solar Probe Mission and materials for the JWST project (vapor deposited aluminum and silicon on substrate Kapton E) were then studied using the modified photoemission measurement system. The resulting spectra were used to calculate the solar photoelectron yield and work function of each of the materials.
Albretsen Jennifer
Dennison John R.
Hoffmann Ryan
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