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Risk Assessment Based on Upset Rates From High Energy Proton Tests and Monte Carlo Simulations

C.C. Foster, Patrick M. O'Neill, Coy K. Kouba

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science · 2008 · 12 citations · 25 references

Concepts

Natural SciencesNuclear EngineeringPhysicsNuclear PhysicsRadiation SafetyRisk AssessmentMonte Carlo Radiation TransportMonte Carlo SimulationProbabilistic Safety AssessmentRadiation Risk AssessmentRadiological Risk AssessmentEnergy DepositionEnergy Deposition ProfilesMonte Carlo Event Simulation

Abstract

LEO upset rates and bounds due to heavy ion cosmic rays are assessed from 200 MeV proton tests using Monte Carlo simulations of energy deposition distributions in sensitive volumes of 26 parts.

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