Single-event effects experienced by astronauts and microelectronic circuits flown in space

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 2 PART 1, 1996, Pages 475-482

  McNulty, Peter J ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; IONIZATION; IONS; ISOMERIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTRONICS; SPACE FLIGHT;

CERENKOV RADIATION; HEAVY IONS; LIGHT FLASHES; MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; PHYSICAL STIMULI; SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0030129324     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.490894     Document Type: Article

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