
467Spaceborne Applications
Chapter 16
typical increase in the absorption of the coatings, which is greatest at the UV end of the
spectrum and becomes less prevalent as we move to higher wavelengths.
is degradation in performance is particularly serious for solar cell cover glasses
(Haynes 1970, Russell and Jones 2003, Gusarov etal. 2007) and optical solar reectors
used in radiators. In the former case, there can be a signicant reduction in the con-
version eciencies of the cells and a resulting loss in power generation of the array. In
the latter, there is a loss in the eciency of the radiator resulting in excessive heating.
Degradation of ...