Using subthreshold heavy ion upset cross section to calculate proton sensitivity

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2394-2399

  Inguimbert, Christophe ^a   Duzellier, Sophie ^a   Nuns, Thierry ^a   Bezerra, Françoise ^b  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Heavy ion; Prediction; Proton; SEU; Sub threshold LET

Indexed keywords

PROTONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CROSS SECTIONS; SUB-THRESHOLD LET;

HEAVY IONS;

EID: 37249072369     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.909983     Document Type: Conference Paper

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