• DocumentCode
    1216379
  • Title

    A model for the bipolar-like response of GaAs MESFETs to a high dose rate environment

  • Author

    Islam, N.E. ; Howard, J.W. ; Fageeha, O. ; Block, R.C. ; Becker, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Nucl. Eng. & Eng. Phys., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    2494
  • Lastpage
    2501
  • Abstract
    A model for bipolar mechanism, initiated in some MESFETs during a radiation transient, is presented. It differs from other models in its postulation that the ´neutral base´ is formed during the transient and is not present during normal device operation. The response mechanism is due to the geometry of the device and does not depend on its material properties.<>
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; Schottky gate field effect transistors; gallium arsenide; radiation effects; semiconductor device models; GaAs; MESFETs; bipolar mechanism; bipolar-like response; device geometry; high dose rate environment; model; neutral base formation; radiation transient; Bipolar transistors; Circuits; Electrons; Gallium arsenide; Geometry; Linear particle accelerator; MESFETs; Material properties; Optical pulses; Physics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.340607
  • Filename
    340607