Ionizing Radiation Dose Monitor Using Silicon-on-Sapphire Transistor.

Abstract

A reusable solid state device is disclosed which monitors ionizing radiation. The device is a silicon-on-sapphire n-channel MOS transistor having a back-channel leakage current which is proportional to total radiation dose. To return the monitor to its original reusable state, the drain-to-source transistor bias is reduced to zero while irradiating the device to an appropriate dose level. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 14, 1982
Accession Number
ADD009681

Entities

People

  • Joseph. R. Srour
  • Orlie L. Curtis
  • Siegfried Othmer
  • Susan C. C. Chen

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Sapphire
  • Transistors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology