Results are presented of a study on the degradation and recovery of the ele
ctrical performance of MOSFETs processed on SIMOX substrates, subjected to
1 and 2 MeV electron and to 20 MeV alpha-ray irradiations. The damage coeff
icient for alpha-ray irradiation is about three orders of magnitude larger
than the one for electron irradiation, which is attributed to the differenc
e of incident particle mass and the possibility of nuclear collision during
radiation damage.