PMID- 19777002
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121002
LR  - 20190703
IS  - 0146-9592 (Print)
IS  - 0146-9592 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 19
DP  - 1991 Oct 1
TI  - Evolution of optical coatings in Earth orbit.
PG  - 1466-8
AB  - High-resolution medium-energy backscattering analyses have been performed on SiO 
      and SiO(2) optical coatings that were exposed to the space environment aboard the 
      NASA long-duration experiment module flight (LDEF). The data show an increase in 
      areal density of 1% (resolved at the l0sigma level) in the SiO film as a result 
      of this exposure. It appears that this effect has been produced by the 
      incorporation of atomic oxygen from the ambient environment. Data on the SiO(2) 
      film are less compelling but are consistent with some loss of material from the 
      surface. These analyses set a new standard for profiling film thicknesses by ion 
      backscattering.
FAU - Mendenhall, M H
AU  - Mendenhall MH
FAU - Weller, R A
AU  - Weller RA
FAU - Whitaker, A F
AU  - Whitaker AF
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Opt Lett
JT  - Optics letters
JID - 7708433
EDAT- 1991/10/01 00:00
MHDA- 1991/10/01 00:01
CRDT- 2009/09/25 06:00
PHST- 2009/09/25 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 1991/10/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1991/10/01 00:01 [medline]
AID - 10786 [pii]
AID - 10.1364/ol.16.001466 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Opt Lett. 1991 Oct 1;16(19):1466-8. doi: 10.1364/ol.16.001466.