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Micrometeoroids and debris on LDEFPart of the LDEF tray allocated to French Experiments (FRECOPA) was devoted to the study of dust particles. The tray was located on the face of LDEF directly opposed to the velocity vector. Two passive experiments were flown: a set of glass and metallic samples; and multilayer thin foil detectors. Crater size distribution made possible the evaluation of the incident microparticle flux in the near environment. Comparisons are made with measurements obtained on the other faces of LDEF and with results from similar experiments on the MIR. Of interest was the study of impact features on stacked thin foil detectors. The top foil acted as a shield, fragmenting the projectiles and spreading the fragments over the surface of the thick plate located underneath. EDS analysis has provided evidence of impactor fragments. Detectors consisting of a thin shield and thick bottom plate appear to offer a significantly higher return of data concerning chemical analysis of impactor residues than single plate detectors. The samples of various materials offer a unique opportunity for the study of the many processes involved upon hypervelocity impact phenomena.
Document ID
19920018000
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mandeville, Jean-Claude
(Departement d'Etudes et de Recherches en Technologie Spatiale Toulouse, France)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Research Center, Second LDEF Post-Retrieval Symposium Abstracts
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
92N27243
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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