Single-event effects in avionics

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2 PART 1, 1996, Pages 461-474

  Normand, Eugene ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; AVIONICS; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTRONICS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS; ATMOSPHERIC NEUTRON FLUX; BURNUP; HEAVY IONS; LATCH UP; SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0030126407     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.490893     Document Type: Article

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