Markovian statistical data analysis of single-event upsets triggered by high intensity neutrons

Proceedings of the Annual Southeastern Symposium on System Theory

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 349-353

  Lakdawala, Anushka V ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a   González, Oscar R ^a   Gray, W Steven ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER (FCC); HIGH INTENSITY NEUTRONS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING THEORY; SEQUENCE OF STATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRONS;

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 33749589052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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