The Effects of Nuclear Fragmentation Models on Single Event Effect Prediction

Author

Clemens, Michael Andrew ; Dodds, Nathaniel A. ; Weller, Robert A. ; Mendenhall, Marcus H. ; Reed, Robert A. ; Schrimpf, Ronald D. ; Koi, Tatsumi ; Wright, Dennis H. ; Asai, Makoto

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA

Volume

56

Issue

6

fYear

2009

Firstpage

3158

Lastpage

3164

Abstract

There is a need for improved physics models to correctly predict single event effects (SEEs) caused by nuclear reaction products from heavy ion radiation. Previous validations for nuclear fragmentation simulations are shown to be insufficient to support SEE analysis applications. A comparison of different physics models with experimental nuclear physics data coupled with energy deposition predictions is presented.

Keywords

evaporation model; ion beam effects; nuclear fragmentation; nuclear models; Geant4 evaporation model; energy deposition; heavy ion radiation; nuclear fragmentation models; nuclear physics models; nuclear reaction products; single event effect analysis; Analytical models; Atomic layer deposition; Discrete event simulation; Ion radiation effects; Ionization; Ionizing radiation; Nuclear physics; Predictive models; Semiconductor devices; Single event upset; Computer simulation; GEANT; Monte Carlo simulation; cross sections; energy deposition; nuclear reactions; single event effects (SEEs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2009.2033693

Filename

5341397