Solar thermionic space power technology testing: A historical perspective

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 813, Issue , 2006, Pages 590-597

  Adams, Steven F ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Solar concentrator; Solar power; Thermionic generator

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751211174     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2169239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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