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Title: Recoil-nucleus spectra in the interaction of cosmic-ray protons with spacecraft electronics

Abstract

The cross sections for nuclear reactions induced by 50-to 1000-MeV protons in silicon and the angular distributions of products of these reactions are calculated, along with the recoil-nucleus spectra. The recoil-nucleus spectra are shown to contain a monotonically decreasing portion and a recoil peak, which is manifested most clearly at incident-proton energies in excess of 100 MeV. The possibility of employing these results to derive more reliable estimates of single-event upsets in onboard spacecraft electronics is discussed.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21402533
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Atomic Nuclei
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 71; Journal Issue: 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063778808070247; Copyright (c) 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7788
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; COSMIC PROTONS; CROSS SECTIONS; INTERACTIONS; MEV RANGE; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; RECOILS; SILICON; SPECTRA; BARYONS; COSMIC RADIATION; DISTRIBUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; NUCLEONS; PROTONS; RADIATIONS; SEMIMETALS

Citation Formats

Chuvilskaya, T V, Shirokova, A A, Kadmenskii, A G, and Chechenin, N. G., E-mail: chechenin@sinp.msu.r. Recoil-nucleus spectra in the interaction of cosmic-ray protons with spacecraft electronics. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1134/S1063778808070247.
Chuvilskaya, T V, Shirokova, A A, Kadmenskii, A G, & Chechenin, N. G., E-mail: chechenin@sinp.msu.r. Recoil-nucleus spectra in the interaction of cosmic-ray protons with spacecraft electronics. United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778808070247
Chuvilskaya, T V, Shirokova, A A, Kadmenskii, A G, and Chechenin, N. G., E-mail: chechenin@sinp.msu.r. 2008. "Recoil-nucleus spectra in the interaction of cosmic-ray protons with spacecraft electronics". United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778808070247.
@article{osti_21402533,
title = {Recoil-nucleus spectra in the interaction of cosmic-ray protons with spacecraft electronics},
author = {Chuvilskaya, T V and Shirokova, A A and Kadmenskii, A G and Chechenin, N. G., E-mail: chechenin@sinp.msu.r},
abstractNote = {The cross sections for nuclear reactions induced by 50-to 1000-MeV protons in silicon and the angular distributions of products of these reactions are calculated, along with the recoil-nucleus spectra. The recoil-nucleus spectra are shown to contain a monotonically decreasing portion and a recoil peak, which is manifested most clearly at incident-proton energies in excess of 100 MeV. The possibility of employing these results to derive more reliable estimates of single-event upsets in onboard spacecraft electronics is discussed.},
doi = {10.1134/S1063778808070247},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21402533}, journal = {Physics of Atomic Nuclei},
issn = {1063-7788},
number = 7,
volume = 71,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
}