Cosmic-ray neutrons on the ground and in the atmosphere

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-135

  Goldhagen, Paul ^a  

^a US Department of Homeland Security   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Microelectronics; Neutrons; Radiation; Single event upsets (SEUs); Soft errors

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROELECTRONICS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

COSMIC RAY INDUCED NEUTRONS; SINGLE EVENT UPSETS; THERMAL ENERGY;

ELECTRONICS PACKAGING;

EID: 0037291148     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/mrs2003.41     Document Type: Article

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