Evaluating Constraints on Heavy-Ion SEE Susceptibility Imposed by Proton SEE Testing and Other Mixed Environments

R Ladbury; J-M Lauenstein

doi:10.1109/TNS.2016.2640948

Evaluating Constraints on Heavy-Ion SEE Susceptibility Imposed by Proton SEE Testing and Other Mixed Environments

IEEE Trans Nucl Sci. 2016 Dec 19;Volume 64(Iss 1):301-308. doi: 10.1109/TNS.2016.2640948.

Authors

R Ladbury¹, J-M Lauenstein²

Affiliations

¹ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA (phone: 301-286-1030; fax: 301-286-4699).
² NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA.

Abstract

We develop metrics for assessing effectiveness of proton SEE data for bounding heavy-ion SEE susceptibility. The simplest metric is just the areal coverage for the test, which can be expressed as the area on the test part which is struck on average by a single ion. This simple quantity can yield important insights into the efficacy of a given SEE test. We also develop methods for bounding heavy-ion SEE rates with proton data for both nondestructive and destructive SEE modes and for identifying the SEE response characteristics that render such bounding methods ineffective.

Keywords: Heavy Ions; probabilistic risk assessment; proton radiation effects; radiation hardness assurance methodology; single-event effects; single-event latchup.

Grants and funding

Goddard Space Flight Center NASA/United States