AN EROSION GUAGE

Abstract

A system for measuring small variations in film thickness was developed. The detector, alt ough origin lly developed for measuring surface erosion on a space vehicl , c lso be u e for accurate laboratory measureme s T y e use a radioactive r cer technique, monitor by a sci tillation cou ter co cted to a pulse height analyzer. For space vehicle application the use of a three-channel pulse height analyzer is particularly advantageou since it allows one to separate background ra ia io an electronic drift from the desired activity levels, while u i g only re C LEV L TELEM TRY POI TS. The fir de ctor o be flo n ill oni or the erosion of vacuum evaporated silver films approximately 100A thick. An accuracy of 3% is expected from the flight detectors. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0285003

Entities

People

  • L.e. Dellalucca
  • R.a. Skrivanek
  • R.k. Soberman

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Analyzers
  • Detectors
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Monitors
  • Pulse Height Analyzers
  • Spacecraft
  • Thickness
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Snow Cover Descriptors for Reptiles and Their Illustrations.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Space