Monte Carlo simulation of single event effects

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4 PART 1, 2010, Pages 1726-1746

  Weller, Robert A ^a   Mendenhall, Marcus H ^a   Reed, Robert A ^a   Schrimpf, Ronald D ^a   Warren, Kevin M ^a   Sierawski, Brian D ^a   Massengill, Lloyd W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; computing applications; cosmic rays; GEANT; Monte Carlo simulation; radiation transport modeling; single event effects; single event modeling; single event rates; software; space radiation effects

Indexed keywords

COMPUTING APPLICATIONS; GEANT; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RADIATION TRANSPORT MODELING; SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS; SINGLE EVENT MODELING; SINGLE-EVENT RATES; SOFTWARE; SPACE RADIATION EFFECTS;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; COSMIC RAYS; MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 77955777200     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2010.2044807     Document Type: Conference Paper

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