DocumentCode
2562727
Title
The advanced solar cell orbit test (ASCOT) flight experiment
Author
Marvin, Dean C. ; Gates, Mark
Author_Institution
Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
1991
fDate
7-11 Oct 1991
Firstpage
1491
Abstract
The purpose of the ASCOT flight experiment is to evaluate a number of advanced space solar cell designs for use in a high radiation, proton-dominated environment. The motivation for the experiment, the design of the experiment hardware, and a status report are presented
Keywords
solar cells; space vehicle power plants; testing; ASCOT flight experiment; advanced solar cell orbit test; high radiation environment; proton-dominated environment; space solar cell designs; Aerospace testing; Degradation; Electrons; Hardware; Photovoltaic cells; Protons; Satellites; Silicon; Space technology; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN
0-87942-636-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169452
Filename
169452
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