Research Article

Optical Response of Metakaolin after Ultraviolet and High Energy Electron Exposure

Table 1

SCEPTRE test conditions.

Time of exposure1096 hrs
Solar environment
 UV source (2500 W xenon arc lamp)2.75 EUVS, (200–400 nm); 3014 ESH
 VUV source (150 W deuterium lamp)20 EuVS (115–400 nm); 2800 ESH
Electron flux
 1 keV electron flux  e−/cm2/sec
 10 keV electron flux  e−/cm2/sec
 Electron fluence after exposure time  e−/cm2
Other exposure test environmental values
 Inner specimens75–120°C
 Outer specimens110–160°C
 Vacuum pressure  Torr