NASA Office of Logic Design

A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems,
with a view to their practical solution.

Heavy Ion Testing for Single-Event Effects

Susan Crain and Rocky Koga
Crosslink, Summer 2003

The most reliable way to reproduce the space-particle environment on Earth is with a particle accelerator such as a cyclotron.  Aerospace has conducted numerous tests measuring the susceptibility of microelectronic devices to single-event effects.

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