Recently, using Space Particulate Impact Facility and Atomic Oxygen Simulation Facility our team carried out the research of combined effect of small space debris and atomic oxygen on aluminium-plate kapton. The experiment indicate that is very easy for small space debris impact to destroy the anti-oxygen film and this will seriously adding the atomic oxygen eroding effect on kapton material with antic-oxygen film. So when consider the atomic oxygen effect on material these combined effect should considered especial on material with anti-oxygen film.
Figure. Combined effect of small space debris and atomic oxygen on kapton with aluminium-pate.