Mentor
Justin Christensen & JR Dennison
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-10-2018
First Page
1
Last Page
9
Abstract
With continued growth of the aerospace industry and further reliance on its communication infrastructure, a general idea of environmental stresses and material feedback is needed. Terrestrial-based labs attempt to recreate certain conditions seen in orbit and beyond, in order to gauge how materials and equipment will react. The Electron Emissions Test (EET) Chamber, an apparatus of USU's Material Physics Group, is used to test certain characteristics of materials in space-like environments. This experiment attempted to discern electron yield characteristics of two molecularly similar polymers: Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
Recommended Citation
Jordan Lee (with JR Dennison), "Electron Yield Comparisons of Low and High-Density Polyethylene," Senior Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, August 2018.