A comparative study between two neutron facilities regarding SEU

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 536, 2004, Pages 493-497

  Granlund, Thomas ^a,b   Granbom, Bo ^a,b   Olsson, Nils ^c  

^a SAAB AB   (Sweden)

^b AerotechTelub AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIONICS; BIT ERROR RATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; QUASICRYSTALS; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRUM; AVIONIC INDUSTRY; LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY; NEUTRON RESEARCH FACILITY;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 23844544731     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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