The LET Spectrum and Its Uncertainty during the CRRES Mission

Abstract

We present LET spectra calculated for the 1990-1991 CRRES mission using the galactic cosmic ray (GCR) and solar energetic particle (SEP) models developed for the CRRES/SPACERAD program and presented by Chen et al. 1992 at this conference /1,2/. We discuss the dependence of the spectra on uncertainties in the galactic cosmic ray and solar energetic particle models and LET calculation methods. Finally, we illustrate the application and significance of these spectra by using them to predict single event upset event rates in a sample integrated circuit memory device, a 256 x 4-bit bipolar static RAM (93L422).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 1993
Accession Number
ADA269977

Entities

People

  • D. L. Chenette
  • J. P. Wefel
  • T. G. Guzik

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Alpha Particles
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Environment
  • Galactic Cosmic Rays
  • Ground Based
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Memory Devices
  • Particle Flux
  • Particles
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Solar Activity
  • Space Sciences
  • Uncertainty

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Solar Physics