SEE flight data from Japanese satellites

Author

Goka, Tateo ; Matsumoto, Haruhisa ; Nemoto, Norio

Author_Institution

Nat. Space Dev. Agency of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan

Volume

45

Issue

6

fYear

1998

fDate

12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2771

Lastpage

2778

Abstract

This paper reviews the SEE (Single Event Effects) which have been observed on Japanese spacecraft in space since 1971, and summarizes the in-orbit SEL (Single Event Latch-up) and SEU (Single Event Upset) data for 10 years from 4 Japanese satellites. The data is separated into solar maximum and solar minimum periods and into Galactic Cosmic Ray (GCR) and South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) groupings. Heavy ion and proton testing of the same flight parts are reported. Prediction rates using CREME96 codes with heavy ion LET cross sections and 2-parameter fits and CREME96 to proton cross section data are compared with the SEE flight data. We have followed the suggestions of Petersen for a good comparison paper. The extreme value theory is applied for the prediction of the maximum SEE rates from solar flare events and can be used to discriminate the effects of the solar events from a quiescent. Environment, and can also be used to examine outlier data points

Keywords

artificial satellites; ion beam effects; proton effects; space vehicle electronics; CREME96 code; Galactic Cosmic Ray; Japanese satellite; LET spectrum; SEE; SEL; SEU; South Atlantic Anomaly; cross section; extreme value theory; heavy ion testing; proton testing; solar flare event; space radiation environment; spacecraft; Extraterrestrial measurements; Marine technology; Monitoring; Protons; Random access memory; Satellites; Single event upset; Space technology; Space vehicles; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.736527

Filename

736527