DocumentCode
874874
Title
Cosmic-Ray Heavy Ions at and above 40,000 Feet
Author
Tsao, Chen H. ; Silberberg, Rein ; Letaw, John R.
Volume
31
Issue
6
fYear
1984
Firstpage
1066
Lastpage
1068
Abstract
The flux and LET-spectra of heavy cosmic ray nuclei and their secondary progeny have been calculated at aircraft flight altitudes. The associated frequency of single event upsets is presented and compared with neutron-induced events.
Keywords
Aircraft; Aluminum; Atmosphere; Differential equations; Frequency; Geomagnetism; Ionization; Iron; Nitrogen; Single event upset;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1984.4333456
Filename
4333456
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