Measurements of alpha-particle-induced charge in gaas devices

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1983, Pages 4457-4463

  Hopkins, M A ^a   Srour, J R ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

ALPHA PARTICLES;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 0020904492     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.1983.4333154     Document Type: Article

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