PC based graphic display real-time particle beam uniformity

Author

Huebner, M.A. ; Malone, C.J. ; Smith, L.S. ; Soli, G.A.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

5

fYear

1989

fDate

10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1738

Lastpage

1740

Abstract

A technique has been developed to support the study of the effects of cosmic rays on integrated circuits. The system is designed to determine the particle distribution across the surface of an integrated circuit accurately while the circuit is bombarded by a particle beam. The system uses photomultiplier tubes, an octal discriminator, a computer-controlled NIM quad counter, and an IBM PC. It provides real-time operator feedback for fast beam tuning and monitors momentary fluctuations in the particle beam. The hardware, software, and system performance are described

Keywords

computer graphics; computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; integrated circuits; microcomputer applications; Graphic Display Particle Beam Uniformity System; IBM PC; PC based graphic display; computer-controlled NIM quad counter; cosmic ray effects; fast beam tuning; hardware; integrated circuits; octal discriminator; particle beam fluctuations; particle distribution; photomultiplier tubes; real-time particle beam uniformity; software; system performance; Circuit optimization; Computer displays; Cosmic rays; Counting circuits; Feedback; Fluctuations; Graphics; Particle beams; Photomultipliers; Real time systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.41126

Filename

41126