Uncertainty of silicon 1-MeV damage function
- Clark Atlanta Univ., GA (United States). Dept. of Engineering
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The electronics radiation hardness-testing community uses the ASTM E722-93 Standard Practice to define the energy dependence of the nonionizing neutron damage to silicon semiconductors. This neutron displacement damage response function is defined to be equal to the silicon displacement kerma as calculated from the ORNL Si cross-section evaluation. Experimental work has shown that observed damage ratios at various test facilities agree with the defined response function to within 5%. Here, a covariance matrix for the silicon 1-MeV neutron displacement damage function is developed. This uncertainty data will support the electronic radiation hardness-testing community and will permit silicon displacement damage sensors to be used in least squares spectrum adjustment codes.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 432997
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-97-0313C; CONF-9609243-10; ON: DE97003012; TRN: 97:004420
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9. international symposium on reactor dosimetry, Prague (Czech Republic), 2-6 Sep 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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