TABLES OF CAPACITOR DISCHARGE IN TRANSIENT GAMMA RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS
Abstract
The tables in this report give the response of various types of capacitors to various transient gamma radiation environments. The tables were generated on the Burroughs B5500 digital computer at Stanford University. The parameters used to characterize the capacitors were obtained from the TREE handbook (Battelle Memorial Institute, DASA 1420, Feb., 1964) and 'Analytical Methods for Predicting Transient Nuclear Radiation Effects on Electronics Circuits and Devices,' (Boeing Corp., RTD TDR-63-3007, July 1963). The capacitor parameters in these reports represent only the average response of many similar capacitors to many different radiation environments. Unit-to-unit and manufacturer-to-manufacturer variations in the capacitors make it impossible to predict the effects of radiation exactly, so these tables should be considered as giving only a 'typical' response of the particular capacitor to the given radiation environment. Assuming, however, that the capacitor parameters from the above reports are exact, then it is believed that the numbers given in the tables, with a few exceptions discussed later, are accurate to three significant figures. Additional tables are given at the end of this report. These tables give the voltage left across a capacitor at various times after t=O for a fixed resistance shorted across the capacitor at time t=O. The purpose of these tables is to help the design engineer simulate the effects of radiation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0617918
Entities
People
- Dewitt Landis
Organizations
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space