Application of the Molecular Adsorber Coating technology on the Ionospheric Connection Explorer program

Nithin S. Abraham; Mark M. Hasegawa; Mark S. Secunda

doi:10.1117/12.2236728

27 September 2016 Application of the Molecular Adsorber Coating technology on the Ionospheric Connection Explorer program

Nithin S. Abraham, Mark M. Hasegawa, Mark S. Secunda

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Proceedings Volume 9952, Systems Contamination: Prediction, Control, and Performance 2016; 99520D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2236728
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Molecular Adsorber Coating (MAC) is a zeolite based highly porous coating technology that was developed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to capture outgassed contaminants, such as plastics, adhesives, lubricants, silicones, epoxies, potting compounds, and other similar materials. This paper describes the use of the MAC technology to address molecular contamination concerns on NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) program led by the University of California (UC) Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory. The sprayable paint technology was applied onto plates that were installed within the instrument cavity of ICON’s Far Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (FUV). However, due to the instrument’s particulate sensitivity, the coating surface was vibrationally cleaned through simulated acoustics to reduce the risk of particle fall-out contamination. This paper summarizes the coating application efforts on the FUV adsorber plates, the simulated laboratory acoustic level cleaning test methods, particulation characteristics, and future plans for the MAC technology.

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Nithin S. Abraham, Mark M. Hasegawa, and Mark S. Secunda "Application of the Molecular Adsorber Coating technology on the Ionospheric Connection Explorer program", Proc. SPIE 9952, Systems Contamination: Prediction, Control, and Performance 2016, 99520D (27 September 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2236728

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