SINGLE EVENT UPSET AT GROUND-LEVEL

Authors
NORMAND E
Citation
E. Normand, SINGLE EVENT UPSET AT GROUND-LEVEL, IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 43(6), 1996, pp. 2742-2750
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on nuclear science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189499
Volume
43
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Part
1
Pages
2742 - 2750
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9499(1996)43:6<2742:SEUAG>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Ground level upsets have been observed in computer systems containing large amounts of random access memory (RAM). Atmospheric neutrons are most likely the major cause of the upsets based on measured data using the Weapons Neutron Research (WNR) neutron beam.