Terrestrial cosmic rays

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-39

  Ziegler, J F ^a,b,c  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Mat Anal and Radiat Effects Group

^c IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ERRORS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIATION SHIELDING;

MUONS; NEUTRON FLUX; PIONS; SOFT FAILS; TERRESTIAL COSMIC RAYS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 0029732557     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.401.0019     Document Type: Article

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