32-ELI/01.09.2016
ELICRYS-2 RO-CERN-Programme ELI-NP Domain
Title:
Physical and numerical experiments for studying LPA and their interaction
with crystalline materials
Acronym:
ELICRYS-2
Project
duration: 2016-2019
In preparation of future experiments at ELI-NP, the current
project aims: (1) to optimize through simulations the conditions for
laser-based production of very high fluxes of energetic radiations, in
particular of protons and gamma rays and (2) - to study the effects of
radiation on materials and devices, both at theoretical level through
modeling and at experimental level through irradiation with protons and
gamma at existing facilities.
A team from the Solar Energy Research Group is responsible
for fulfilling the fourth objective of the project: acquiring technical and
scientific skills aiming to use the ELI-NP facilities for accelerated
testing the degradation of the solar cells performance in space-like
environment. Beyond the progress in knowledge, it can be thought as a
testing service that ELI-NP can provide to manufactures of space solar
cells. The activities proposed within this objective target to the
development of a numerical tool for evaluating the triple-junction solar
cell performance in a well-defined environment (protons energy, flux, cell
temperature and level of solar irradiance). Numerical experiments have a
crucial role in designing the experimental procedures for accelerated
testing the performance solar cells in space-like environment at ELI-NP, in
minimizing the number of irradiation experiments and, therefore, in
reducing the testing costs.
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