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Advancements in Lifetime Testing, Reliability and Manufacturability of SiGe Unicouples Prepared with SPS Materials for GPHS-RTG Applications

Jonathan Pierce (Johns Hopkins APL), Richard Ung (Johns Hopkins APL), Jake Ballard (Johns Hopkins APL), Tim Holgate (Johns Hopkins APL), Rasdip Singh (Soal Technologies), Mousumi Mitra (Univ. Virginia), Scott Misture (Alfred Univ.), Joseph Poon (Univ. Virginia), Timothy Erickson (Johns Hopkins APL), Paul Ostdiek (Johns Hopkins APL), Rama Venkatasubramanian (Johns Hopkins APL)

Proceedings | Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) | Huntsville, AL, May 4-8, 2025 | Pages 212-218