• DocumentCode
    797010
  • Title

    Low-Energy Proton Damage to Silicon Solar Cells

  • Author

    Stofel, E. ; Joslin, D.

  • Author_Institution
    The Aerospace Corporation El Segundo, California 90245
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1970
  • Firstpage
    250
  • Lastpage
    255
  • Abstract
    The effect of low-energy (<2 MeV) proton irradiation upon the junction properties of silicon solar cells has been measured. These measurements are used to explain the large power loss observed on the ATS-1 and Intelsat II-4 satellites.
  • Keywords
    Degradation; Diodes; Equivalent circuits; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power measurement; Protons; Satellites; Silicon; Solar power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1970.4325801
  • Filename
    4325801
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=797010