Methods for Predicting Primary Photocurrents.

Abstract

The report describes the efforts to predict primary photocurrents from microcircuit junctions using a neodymium laser as a radiation source. The principal results demonstrate that photocurrent predictions can be achieved but have large errors due primarily to uncertainty in dosimetry. The predictions were based on data arrived at through visual inspection of microcircuit junctions coupled with electrical measurements consisting of the capacitance-voltage technique and the reverse biased current as a function of temperature. Typical minority carrier lifetimes for the junctions examined were two to three nanoseconds. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0866127

Entities

People

  • Jack S. Smith

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Dosimetry
  • Electrical Measurement
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Inspection
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Microcircuits
  • Minority Groups
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Neodymium
  • Neodymium Lasers
  • Radiation
  • Uncertainty
  • Visual Inspection

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics