In:
International Astronomical Union Colloquium, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 126 ( 1991), p. 37-40
Abstract:
A simple dynamic model to investigate the relative fluxes and particle velocities on a spacecraft’s different faces is presented. The results for LDEF are consistent with a predominantly interplanetary origin for the larger particulates, but a sizable population of orbital particles with sizes capable of penetrating foils of thickness & lt;30μm. Data from experiments over the last 30 years do not show the rise in flux expected if these were space debris. The possibility of a population of natural orbital particulates awaits confirmation from chemical residue analysis.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0252-9211
DOI:
10.1017/S0252921100066434
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1991
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