Charging Behavior of Space-Used Adhesives at Low Temperature in Geostationary Orbit

Electrical behaviour of a silicone elastomer under simulated space environment

“…For that purpose, surface potential decay (SPD) measurements have been widely employed since the sixties. This technique consists in charge deposition through an electron beam in vacuum [11,12] or, most frequently, a corona discharge in air [13][14][15]. Surface potential kinetics can be monitored with a potential probe as a function of time, with a possible temperature ramp rate.…”