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Solar cell radiation handbook

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6373146
The handbook to predict the degradation of solar cell electrical performance in any given space radiation environment is presented. Solar cell theory, cell manufacturing and how they are modeled mathematically are described. The interaction of energetic charged particles radiation with solar cells is discussed and the concept of 1 MeV equivalent electron fluence is introduced. The space radiation environment is described and methods of calculating equivalent fluences for the space environment are developed. A computer program was written to perform the equivalent fluence calculations and a FORTRAN listing of the program is included. Data detailing the degradation of solar cell electrical parameters as a function of 1 MeV electron fluence are presented.
Research Organization:
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6373146
Report Number(s):
N-8314687; NASA-CR-169662; JPL-PUB-82-69
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English