Measurements of solar flare enhancements to the single event upset environment in the upper atmosphere [avionics]

Author

Dyer, C.S. ; Sims, A.J. ; Farren, J. ; Stephen, J.

Author_Institution

R. Aerosp. Establ., Farnborough, UK

Volume

37

Issue

6

fYear

1990

fDate

12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1929

Lastpage

1937

Abstract

The Cosmic Radiation Environment Monitor has flown regularly on a supersonic airliner over a period of 18 months in order to explore the extent of single-event phenomena in the upper atmosphere. Data presented are from flights occurring between November 1988 and May 1990. The detector system used is briefly described. Quiet-time data now have good statistical precision and are compared with predictions of environment models. A number of increases and decreases were observed during the solar flare events of September and October 1989

Keywords

aircraft instrumentation; geophysical aspects of cosmic rays; solar flares; solar-terrestrial relationships; Concorde; Cosmic Radiation Environment Monitor; avionics; cosmic ray penetration; detector system; environment models; quiet time data; single event upset environment; single-event phenomena; solar flare enhancements; supersonic airliner; upper atmosphere; Aerospace electronics; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Atmospheric modeling; Cosmic rays; Extraterrestrial phenomena; Nuclear physics; Predictive models; Radiation monitoring; Single event upset;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.101211

Filename

101211