NASA Office of Logic Design

NASA Office of Logic Design

A scientific study of the problems of digital engineering for space flight systems,
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Picosecond Lasers for Single-Event Effects Testing

Steven Moss and Stephen LaLumondiere
Crosslink, Summer 2003

In the past 10 years, Aerospace has developed a state-of-the-art facility that uses picosecond laser pulses to simulate the
transient effects of energetic particles striking microelectronic devices.  This system is used to diagnose radiation-hardened
designs and to validate radiation-hardening techniques for mitigating the effects of space radiation on integrated circuits.

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