Length Distribution of Chords through a Rectangular Volume.

Abstract

The chord length distribution of penetrating radiation in rectangular parallelepipeds is of concern in regard to spacecraft electronic, as single event upsets can be produced by the ionization along the path of a high-energy particle. Both differential and integral chord length distributions are presented here. Two approximations to the integral distribution are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 03, 1984
Accession Number
ADA143302

Entities

People

  • W. L. Bendel

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alpha Decay
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Distribution Functions
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • High Energy
  • Integrals
  • Ionization
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Particle Flux
  • Particles
  • Permutations
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Space Sciences

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space