Use of PuBe source to simulate neutron-induced single event upsets in static RAMs

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 1523-1528

  Normand, Eugene ^a   Wert, Jerry L ^a   Doherty, W Ross ^a   Oberg, Dennis L ^a   Measel, Paul R ^a   Criswell, Tommy L ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUTRONS--SOURCES; SPECTROMETERS, NEUTRON;

NEUTRON SPECTRA; SINGLE EVENT UPSETS; STATIC MEMORY DEVICES;

DATA STORAGE, DIGITAL;

EID: 0024174936     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.25491     Document Type: Article

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