Geometrical factors in SEE rate calculations

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 1888-1909

  Petersen, E L ^a   Pickel, J C ^b   Smith, E C ^b   Rudeck, P J ^b   Letaw, J R ^c  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b S Cubed ^*

^c UTMC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALCULATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; FORECASTING; IONS;

CHARGE COLLECTION GEOMETRY; FINITE DEPTH EFFECTS; FUNNEL EFFECT; GEOMETRICAL FACTORS; HEAVY ION RATE; SINGLE EVENT EFFECT; UPSET CALCULATIONS;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 0027875527     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.273465     Document Type: Article

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