Protection of Materials and Structures from the Space Environment IC
The proceedings published in this book document and foster the goals of the 11th International Space Conference on “Protection of Materials and Structures from Space Environment” ICPMSE-11 to facilitate exchanges between members of the various engineering
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Protection of Materials and Structures from the Space Environment ICPMSE-11
Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
Volume 47
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Jacob Kleiman Editor
Protection of Materials and Structures from the Space Environment ICPMSE-11
Editor Jacob Kleiman Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc. Markham, Ontario Canada
ISSN 1570-6591 ISSN 1570-6605 (electronic) Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings ISBN 978-3-319-19308-3 ISBN 978-3-319-19309-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19309-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936676 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
The collection of papers in this book was presented at the eleventh meeting of the International Conference on Protection of Materials from Space Environment— ICPMSE-11 held in Lijiang, China, in May of 2014. Since the first meeting in 1992, the ICPMSE conference has grown steadily, attracting a large number of engineers, scientists, researchers, and managers from industrial companies, scientific institutions, and government agencies in Canada, the USA, Asia, and Europe, thus becoming a true international event. After the 10th ICPMSE meeting that has been held in Japan in 2011, the ICPMSE organizers were approached by Chinese scientists with an offer and an invitation to conduct the next meeting in China. After a series of consultations with the members of the organizing and program committees of the ICPMSE and discussions and meeting with our Chinese colleagues, a final decision was made to conduct the 11th ICPMSE meeting in
