Implementation of plasma ions in pistons as a cause of nanosatellite hull defects

Abstract

The article deals with estimating strength losses during the pulse launch of a nanosatellite in the railgun barrel and their allocation in the process of hydrogen plasma ions irradiation. The authors take into account that the plasma piston consists of charged and non-charged particles, so there will be both bosons and fermions. That is why we use modified quantum statistics. As a first estimate we use the Kinchin and Pease theory of radiation defects and our assumption of the defects even distribution in the nanosatellite hull crystal. The article describes estimations of strength losses time variation.