DocumentCode
872231
Title
The Relative Efficiency of Soft-Error Induction in 4K Static RAMS by Muons and Pions
Author
Dicello, J.F. ; McCabe, C.W. ; Doss, J.D. ; Paciotti, M.
Author_Institution
Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, NY 13676
Volume
30
Issue
6
fYear
1983
Firstpage
4613
Lastpage
4615
Abstract
Soft-error rates in a 4K static RAM have been obtained for 164 MeV/c pions and 109 MeV/c muons. The pion beams were found to be at least 10000 times more effective than were the muon beams, with the implication that effects of pions in cosmic rays at sea level may not be negligible.
Keywords
Cosmic rays; Educational institutions; Electromagnetic forces; Energy exchange; Gravity; Mesons; Neutrons; Protons; Read-write memory; Sea level;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1983.4333182
Filename
4333182
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