Surface Protection and Improved Performance of Satellite Components as well as Mitigation of Space Environmental Pollution by Plasma Ion Implantation

Ueda, M.; Takahashi, W.; Marcondes, A.R.; Tan, Ing Hwie; Silva, G.

doi:10.1063/1.3076887

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“…In addition, when coupled with a spectrometer, it provides quantitative measurements with subnanometer accuracy. This Visual Interferometric Multi Indicator (VIMI) is tested for various space-relevant functions and applications − , such as: (1) thickness monitor for film growth; (2) detection of radiation, such as plasma or atomic oxygen (ATOX) − , through the detection of erosion of a radiation-sensitive surface; (3) sensing the adsorption of an environmental organic contaminant on a surface .…”

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Bare-Eye View at the Nanoscale: New Visual Interferometric Multi-Indicator (VIMI)

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Dimitrakopulos

et al. 2010

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

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By exploiting the interferometric antireflection action of a probe sample, consisting of a diamond-like carbon (DLC) film grown on Si, combined with a specific illumination spectrum, we designed and constructed an optical device for the visual remote sensing of radiation (either plasma or atomic oxygen) and for the visual inspection of adsorbed organic contamination as thin as a few molecular layers. The capabilities of this new visual interferometric multi-indicator (VIMI) enable the bare-eye color detection of thickness changes on the order of a few nanometers without the intervention of any instrumental or computer interface.

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