Title :
Theoretical Correlation of Broad Spectrum Neutron Sources for Accelerated Soft Error Testing
Author :
Slayman, Charles W.
Author_Institution :
Ops A La Carte, Santa Clara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Several broad spectrum, high energy neutron source facilities exist throughout the world for accelerated soft error testing. However, none accurately replicate the terrestrial neutron spectra across the range of 1 MeV to 1 GeV. The objective of this study is to quantify the errors introduced in accelerated soft error measurements from these facilities using a range of theoretical soft error cross-sections for both high and low critical charge events.
Keywords :
neutron sources; neutron spectra; accelerated soft error testing; broad spectrum neutron sources; high critical charge event; high energy neutron source facilities; low critical charge event; terrestrial neutron spectra; Cosmic rays; Error analysis; Neutrons; Particle beams; Single event upset; Accelerated soft error testing; cosmic rays; neutron beams; single event upset; terrestrial neutrons;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2010.2086078