Cosmic radiation effects on avionics

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 337-342

  Dyer, C S ^a   Truscott, P R ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMIC RADIATION; EQUIPMENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICLE RADIATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0032729641     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032970     Document Type: Conference Paper

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