학술논문

Evidence for angular effects in proton-induced single-event upsets
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on. 49(6):3038-3044 Dec, 2002
Subject
Nuclear Engineering
Bioengineering
NASA
Single event upset
Protons
Particle beams
Testing
Microelectronics
Silicon on insulator technology
Geometry
Logic devices
History
Language
ISSN
0018-9499
1558-1578
Abstract
Historically, proton-induced single-event effects (SEES) ground test data are collected independent of the orientation of the microelectronic device to the proton beam direction. In this study, we present experimental and simulation evidence that shows an effect of over an order of magnitude on the proton-induced single-event upset (SEU) cross section when the angle of incidence of the proton beam is varied. The magnitude of this effect is shown to depend on the incidence proton energy and the device critical charge. The angular effect is demonstrated for Silicon-On-Sapphire and Silicon-On-Insulator technologies, but would not necessarily be limited to these technologies.