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CONTENTS
Chapter 1— THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUNLIGHT 3
1.1 Particle-wave duality 3
1.2 Blackbody radiation 4
1.3 The sun and its radiation 5
1.4 Solar radiation 6
1.5 Direct and diffuse radiation 8
1.6 The Greenhouse Effect 10
1.7 Apparent motion of the sun 11
1.8 Solar insolation data and estimation 12
1.8.1 Extraterrestrial radiation 13
1.8.2 Terrestrial global radiation on a horizontal surface 13
1.8.3 Global and diffuse components 19
1.8.4 Radiation on tilted surfaces 22
1.9 Solar energy and photovoltaics 25
Chapter 2— SEMICONDUCTORS AND P-N JUNCTIONS 31
2.1 Semiconductors 31
