Study of Transient Radiation Effects on a Monolithic Integrated Operational Amplifier Circuit.

Abstract

The microAmp 776 micropower operational amplifier was irradiated in Cobalt-60, linear accelerator and fast burst reactor environments. The rest procedures used, the test results obtained, and an analysis of the radition induced failures are presented. Offset voltage increased 25% at 5600 rads (Si) Co60 exposure and up to 400% at 1 X 10 to the 5th power rads (Si) linac exposure. Open loop gain was degraded up to 70% at 6 X 10 to the 4th power rads (Si). Offset voltage approximately doubled at 4 X 10 to the 11th power n/cm (E > or = 10 keV), which is more significant at lower set currents where offset voltages are initially higher. Open loop gain decreased by up to 80% at 5 X 10 to the 11th power n/sq cm, largely due to decreased transistor current gain and partly due to a 30% reduction in quiescent current. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0776913

Entities

People

  • H. Schauer
  • P. Hudson

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Electronic Amplifier
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electronics
  • Environment
  • Linear Accelerators
  • Operational Amplifiers
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.