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Micropartcle Impact Flux on the Timeband Capture Cell Experiment of the Eureca Spacecraft

Gardner, David J., Collier, I., Shrine, Nick R.G., Griffiths, Andrew D., McDonnell, J.A.M. (1996) Micropartcle Impact Flux on the Timeband Capture Cell Experiment of the Eureca Spacecraft. Advances in Space Research, 17 (12). pp. 193-199. ISSN 0273-1177. (doi:10.1016/0273-1177(95)00780-I) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:19549)

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Abstract

Measurements of hypervelocity impact fluxes (in both thick and thin targets) detected by the University of Kent at Canterbury's Timeband Capture Cell Experiment (TiCCE) (flown on ESA's Eureca spacecraft) are presented. The foil perforations are used to derive the ballistic limit values, or the maximum thickness of Al perforated, for the impacting particles. This data is then combined with the thick target data to derive a unified ballistic limit flux. A significant enhancement in the observed large particle flux compared with LDEF is found, possibly due to the pointing history of Eureca compared to the Earth's orbital direction. Comparisons are also made to predictions from ESABASE modelling. Preliminary results of a study of perforation morphology are also presented, providing insight into particle shape, density and directionality.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/0273-1177(95)00780-I
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: P. Ogbuji
Date Deposited: 01 Jun 2009 11:55 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19549 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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McDonnell, J.A.M..

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