• DocumentCode
    871960
  • Title

    The Variability of Single Event Upset Rates in the Natural Environment

  • Author

    Adams, James H., Jr.

  • 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
    4475
  • Lastpage
    4480
  • Abstract
    The natural radiation environment varies drastically with solar activity, geomagnetic shielding and material shielding. This variability is reflected in the single event upset rates to be expected on various spacecraft.
  • Keywords
    Aerospace electronics; Aircraft manufacture; Cosmic rays; Frequency; Geomagnetism; Ionization; Microelectronics; Protons; Single event upset; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1983.4333157
  • Filename
    4333157