• DocumentCode
    802928
  • Title

    Comparing Radiation Effects in Gunn and Impatt Diodes

  • Author

    Anderson, Wayne A.

  • Author_Institution
    Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1971
  • Firstpage
    404
  • Lastpage
    409
  • Abstract
    Several Gunn and IMPATT diodes were subjected to neutron and gamma radiation while in oscillation. This provided data which could not be obtained by diode testing after irradiation. Non-passivated IMPATT diodes were most tolerant of neutron fluence effects. Gunn diodes were insignificantly influenced by this radiation flux but failed at lower fluence levels than did the IMPATT diodes.
  • Keywords
    Charge carrier lifetime; Diodes; Gallium arsenide; Gunn devices; Microwave circuits; Microwave devices; Neutrons; Radiation effects; Silicon; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1971.4326375
  • Filename
    4326375