ABSTRACT
Technology for space exploration and development constantly progresses. Many space missions havebeencompletedandevenmoreareplanned.Forexample,thespacestationprojecthasbeen realized;asaresult,onecanstaybeyondtheboundsoftheearthforlongperiods.Theusesand beneŸtsfromman-madesatellitesareexpansive,includingweatherforecast,broadcast,resource
30.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 841 30.2Space Solar Cells .................................................................................................................. 842
30.2.1Radiation Degradation of Solar Cells in Space ........................................................ 842 30.2.2Basic Mechanism of Radiation Degradation of Solar Cells .....................................844 30.2.3Space Solar Cells ...................................................................................................... 847 30.2.4 Radiation Degradation of Triple-Junction Solar Cells ............................................. 849 30.2.5Prediction Methodology of Triple-Junction Solar Cell Degradation ........................ 851
30.3Electronic Devices ................................................................................................................ 853 30.3.1Overview of Single-Event Effects in Space .............................................................. 853 30.3.2Generation of Charge and Ion Tracks in Semiconductors ........................................ 854 30.3.3 Transient Currents Occurring Subsequent to Ion Track Generation ........................ 857 30.3.4Modeling of Transient Voltage Pulse in Logic Circuits ........................................... 859
30.4Polymers ............................................................................................................................... 863 30.4.1General Radiation Effects on Polymers.................................................................... 863 30.4.2Ground Evaluation Facility .......................................................................................868 30.4.3 Space Materials Exposure Experiment .................................................................... 870
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exploration, broadband communication, global positioning, and so on. Missions for deep space as well as near the sun are also planned by the United States, Europe, and Japan.
