• DocumentCode
    871815
  • Title

    Cosmic Ray Transport in the Atmosphere: Dose and Let-Distributions in Materials

  • Author

    Tsao, Chen H. ; Silberberg, Rein ; Adams, James H., Jr. ; Letaw, John R.

  • Author_Institution
    E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research Code 4154 Naval Research Laboratory Washington, D. C. 20375
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    4398
  • Lastpage
    4404
  • Abstract
    Heavy nuclei in cosmic rays generate single event upsets in microelectronic components. We have calculated the LET-distributions and the fluxes of the various cosmic ray nuclei for elements 1 ¿ Z ¿ 28. These radiation transport calculations extend to altitudes of 55,000 feet, i.e. to aircraft flight altitudes. The calculations agree well with the limited experimental data available. The results of calculation of the upset rate vs. the critical charge are presented.
  • Keywords
    Aircraft; Atmosphere; Atomic measurements; Cosmic rays; Equations; Frequency estimation; Geomagnetism; Ionization; Laboratories; Microelectronics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1983.4333145
  • Filename
    4333145
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=871815