Applications of MOSFET dosimeters on MIR and BION satellites

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 6 PART 1, 1997, Pages 2048-2051

  MacKay, Gary F ^a   Thomson, Lan ^a   Ng, Alfred ^b   Sultan, Nizar ^b  

^a Thomson and Nielscn Electronics Ltd   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOSFET DEVICES; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SPACE STATIONS; SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTS;

MOSFET DOSIMETERS;

DOSIMETERS;

EID: 0031342649     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.658988     Document Type: Article

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