Computes the fluence for meteoroid
particulates that cause damage.
| Name |
Dimension |
Type |
Description |
| Impact mass
fluence |
MassPerArea |
Real Number or Text |
The total impact mass flux from all particulates
(found as the integral of the particle impact flux distribution
with respect to mass) integrated over the requested time interval.
The integration is performed using Simpson's rule using a step size
based upon the specified step size, adjusted to insure that an even
number of steps is taken (as is required for Simpson's rule to be
used). |
| Impact mass |
MassUnit |
Real Number or Text |
The total mass impinging the spacecraft over the
requested time interval. This is found by multiplying the cross
sectional area by the impact mass fluence. |
| Impact fluence |
Fluence |
Real Number or Text |
The total impact flux from all particulates (found
as a simple sum of the impact flux of all particulates) integrated
over the requested time interval. The integration is performed
using Simpson's rule using a step size based upon the specified
step size, adjusted to insure that an even number of steps is taken
(as is required for Simpson's rule to be used). |
| Impacts |
Unitless |
Real Number or Text |
The total number of impacts impinging the
spacecraft over the requested time interval. This is found by
multiplying the cross sectional area by the impact fluence. |