• DocumentCode
    1064209
  • Title

    Extension of a Proton SEU Cross Section Model to Include 14 MeV Neutrons

  • Author

    Edmonds, Larry D. ; Irom, Farokh

  • Author_Institution
    California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena
  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    649
  • Lastpage
    655
  • Abstract
    A model for estimating proton SEU cross sections from heavy-ion test data has been extended to include 14 MeV neutrons. Accuracy is less consistent for neutrons, but predictions can still be used for upper bounds.
  • Keywords
    heavy ion-nucleus reactions; neutron-nucleus reactions; nuclear models; proton-nucleus reactions; electron volt energy 14 MeV; heavy-ion cross section; heavy-ion test data; neutrons; numerical integration; proton SEU cross section model; Integral equations; Ionization; Neutrons; Physics; Predictive models; Propulsion; Protons; Space technology; Testing; Upper bound; G-type cross section; U-type cross section; invariant integral; neutron SEU; proton SEU; upper bound SEU model;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2007.911321
  • Filename
    4448477