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Influence of Ultraviolet Irradiation on the Deposition of Spacecraft Molecular Contamination

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On the basis of physical process analysis of molecular contamination deposition under ultraviolet irradiation, the model of contamination quantity from organic material is proposed. Then ground experiment is performed on the molecular contamination deposition process irradiated by the ultraviolet using silicon rubber material, and the influence of ultraviolet irradiation on the contamination deposition of spacecraft is studied. It is shown from experimental results that the UV irradiation has a significant enhancement on the deposition of contamination, and this effect increases linearly with the radiation dose, but decreases with the deposition temperature.

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  1. Science and Technology on Reliability and Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Beijing Institute of Space Environment Engineering, 104 You Yi Street, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 100094, China

    Wei Dai

  2. Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, China Academy of Space Technology, 104 You Yi Street, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 100094, China

    Jiawen Qiu

  3. Beijing Institute of Space Environment Engineering, 104 You Yi Street, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 100094, China

    Zicai Shen & Yanbin Yang

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Dai, W., Qiu, J., Shen, Z. et al. Influence of Ultraviolet Irradiation on the Deposition of Spacecraft Molecular Contamination. Adv. Astronaut. Sci. Technol. 1, 183–190 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42423-018-0026-0

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