Advanced thermophotovoltaic devices for space nuclear power systems

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 746, Issue , 2005, Pages 1441-1448

  Wernsman, Bernard ^a   Mahorter, Robert G ^a   Siergiej, Richard ^a   Link, Samuel D ^a   Wehrer, Rebecca J ^a   Belanger, Sean J ^b   Fourspring, Patrick ^b   Murray, Susan ^c   Newman, Fred ^c   Taylor, Dan ^d   Rahmlow, Tom ^e  

^a Bechtel Bettisk Inc   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c Emcore Photovoltaics   (United States)

^d Bandwidth Semiconductor   (United States)

^e Rugate Technologies Inc   (United States)

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EID: 33947198161     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1867275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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