Title :
PC based graphic display real-time particle beam uniformity
Author :
Huebner, M.A. ; Malone, C.J. ; Smith, L.S. ; Soli, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A technique has been developed to support the study of the effects of cosmic rays on integrated circuits. The system is designed to determine the particle distribution across the surface of an integrated circuit accurately while the circuit is bombarded by a particle beam. The system uses photomultiplier tubes, an octal discriminator, a computer-controlled NIM quad counter, and an IBM PC. It provides real-time operator feedback for fast beam tuning and monitors momentary fluctuations in the particle beam. The hardware, software, and system performance are described
Keywords :
computer graphics; computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; integrated circuits; microcomputer applications; Graphic Display Particle Beam Uniformity System; IBM PC; PC based graphic display; computer-controlled NIM quad counter; cosmic ray effects; fast beam tuning; hardware; integrated circuits; octal discriminator; particle beam fluctuations; particle distribution; photomultiplier tubes; real-time particle beam uniformity; software; system performance; Circuit optimization; Computer displays; Cosmic rays; Counting circuits; Feedback; Fluctuations; Graphics; Particle beams; Photomultipliers; Real time systems;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
