Response of piezoelectric lead-zirconate-titanate to hypervelocity silver particles

Takashi Miyachi*, Nobuyuki Hasebe, Hiroshi Ito, Takahiro Masumura, Hiroyuki Okada, Hideki Yoshioka, Masato Higuchi, Tadayoshi Matsuyama, Ken Ichi Nogami, Takeo Iwai, Hiromi Shibata, Yoshimi Hamabe, Sho Sasaki, Seiji Sugita, Hideo Ohashi, Sunao Hasegawa, Hajime Yano, Masanori Sato, Tonshaku Tou

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    Abstract

    A lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) element was studied by bombarding silver particles in the mass range from 1 to 100 pg, and the velocity from 2 to 6 km/s. Output signals were uniquely identified on impact and characterized by Fourier analysis. It was found that incident energies above 100 nJ were uniquely determined by a single PZT element. We discussed its potential as a real-time detector for space dust and debris.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1496-1497
    Number of pages2
    JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers
    Volume42
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - 2003 Mar

    Keywords

    • Bias-free detector
    • Hypervelocity microparticle detector
    • PZT detector
    • Real-time dust detector
    • Space dust detector

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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