NASA/CR-1999-29833 ICASE Report No. 99-53 Polarization Stability of Amorphous Piezoelectric Polyimides C. Park NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Z. Ounaies ICASE, Hampton, Virginia J. Su, J.G. Smith, Jr., a J.S Harrison NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Institute for Computer Applications in Science a Engineering NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA Operated by Universities Space Research Association National Aeronautics a Space Administration Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199 Prepared for Langley Research Center uer Contract NAS1-9746 December 1999
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