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In geostationary orbit satellite materials are subject to radiation damage caused by trapped protons and electrons. This paper describes radiation damage testing carried out on novel imide — based conductive coatings applied to Kapton and glass. As background information, the radiation test facilities themselves are described, with a discussion of the relationship between the test conditions and the effects of the near earth orbit environment.
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Walters, W.S. (1993). Radiation Damage Effects on Spacecraft Materials. In: DeWitt, R.N., Duston, D., Hyder, A.K. (eds) The Behavior of Systems in the Space Environment. NATO ASI Series, vol 245. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2048-7_35
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