Verification of Single Event Upset Rate Estimation Methods with On-Orbit Observations

Abstract

In an experiment aboard three Leasat vehicles at geosynchronous orbit, single event upsets (SEU) have been continuously monitored in a memory consisting of 93L422 RAMs. Using simultaneous measurements of the high energy galactic cosmic ray and solar flare particle environment from the experiments aboard the IMP-8 satellite, together with at Least mass distribution model and ground test measurements of the SEU susceptibility for the 93L422, accurate estimates of the SEU rat are calculated based on several improvements to the standard methods. These results are discussed and compared to the Leasat flight observations. Keywords: Susceptibility; Single Event Upset; Leasat Satellites; Random Access Memory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 1988
Accession Number
ADA196226

Entities

People

  • D. L. Chenette
  • E. C. Smith
  • M. Shoga
  • Phillip S. Adams
  • Rokutano Koga

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Classification
  • Cosmic Ray Telescopes
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Galactic Cosmic Rays
  • Ground Based
  • High Energy
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Measurement
  • Particle Flux
  • Particles
  • Solar Activity
  • Solar Flares
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Solar Physics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites