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Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation Desorption of Molecular Contaminants Deposited on Quartz Crystal MicrobalancesRecent quartz crystal microbalance measurements made in the Marshall Space Flight Center, Photo-Deposition Facility, for several materials, recorded a significant loss of deposited contaminants when the deposition surface of the microbalance was illuminated by a deuterium lamp. These measurements differ from observations made by other investigators in which the rate of deposition increased significantly when the deposition surface was illuminated with vacuum ultraviolet radiation. These observations suggest that the accelerated deposition of molecular contaminants on optically sensitive surfaces is dependant upon the contaminant being deposited and must be addressed during the materials selection process by common material screening techniques.
Document ID
20060047454
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Albyn, Keith
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Burns, Dewitt
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Subject Category
Solid-State Physics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Optical System Contamination: Effects, Measurements and Control IX, The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 13, 2006
End Date: August 17, 2006
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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