• DocumentCode
    3119223
  • Title

    Co60 gamma ray irradiations of solar cells: a new way to predict space radiation damage

  • Author

    Messenger, S.R. ; Xapsos, M.A. ; Summers, G.P. ; Burke, E.A.

  • Author_Institution
    SFA Inc., Landover, MD, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    5-9 Dec 1994
  • Firstpage
    2153
  • Abstract
    The use of a Co60 gamma ray source to measure radiation-induced degradation in advanced space photovoltaic materials is described. The background theory is presented and is applied to both n/p and p/n InP solar cells. Both Co60 gamma ray and 1 MeV electron irradiation data are presented which correlate together well using the theory. The approach is applicable to any cell technology
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; cobalt; electron beam effects; gamma-ray effects; indium compounds; p-n junctions; photovoltaic power systems; solar cells; space vehicle power plants; 1 MeV; Co; Co60 gamma ray irradiation; InP; electron irradiation data; n/p InP solar cells; p/n InP solar cells; solar cells; space photovoltaic materials; space radiation damage prediction; Degradation; Electrons; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gamma ray effects; Gamma rays; Linear particle accelerator; Photovoltaic cells; Protons; Space technology; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Waikoloa, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1460-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WCPEC.1994.521648
  • Filename
    521648
    • Link To Document
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