Extensions of the burst generation rate method for wider application to proton/neutron-induced single event effects

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6 PART 1, 1998, Pages 2904-2914

  Normand, Eugene ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS; HEAVY IONS; MICROELECTRONICS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PROTON IRRADIATION; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BURST GENERATION RATE (BGR) METHOD; SINGLE EVENT LATCHUPS (SEL); SINGLE EVENT UPSETS (SEU);

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0032313960     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.736546     Document Type: Article

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