Absorption to reflection transition in selective solar coatings

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 104, 2012, Pages A554-A559

  Olson, Kyle D ^a   Talghader, Joseph J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; SILICA;

EQUILIBRIUM TEMPERATURES; IDEAL SYSTEMS; INFRARED EMISSIVITY; OPTIMUM WAVELENGTH; SELECTIVE SOLAR ABSORBER; SIO2 COATINGS; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; SOLAR SELECTIVE COATING; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL BAND; TRANSITION WAVELENGTHS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION;

EID: 84863769052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A554     Document Type: Article

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