• DocumentCode
    3365649
  • Title

    SEU rates in atmospheric environments: Variations due to cross-section fits and environment models

  • Author

    Hands, A. ; Dyer, C.S. ; Lei, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Aerosp. Div., QinetiQ, Farnborough, UK
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    10-12 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    180
  • Lastpage
    185
  • Abstract
    The wide range in predicted SEU rates in avionics devices is analysed in relation to fitted device cross-section curves (including thermal neutron sensitivity) and the variation between atmospheric radiation models and current standards.
  • Keywords
    SRAM chips; atmospheric radiation; avionics; SEU rates; atmospheric environments; atmospheric radiation; avionics devices; cross-section fits; environment models; fitted device cross-section curves; single event upset; thermal neutron sensitivity; Aerospace electronics; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Neutrons; Single event upset; Standards; Uncertainty; Single event upsets; atmospheric radiation models and standards; neutron cross-sections;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), 2008 European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Jyvaskyla
  • ISSN
    0379-6566
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0481-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADECS.2008.5782708
  • Filename
    5782708