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Proton and heavy ion upsets in GaAs MESFET devices

Conference · · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)
OSTI ID:5707956
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  1. Sachs/Freeman Associates, Inc., Bowie, MD (United States)
  2. Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (United States)
  3. Clemson Univ., SC (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
This paper reports on proton and heavy SEU data that has been obtained for devices made by several GaAs MESFET manufacturers. Proton energy dependence and proton and heavy ion upset cross sections are reported. Measurements of charge collection from latches designed with various gate widths show that charge collection depths appear deeper than the 1 {mu}m depth expected. Critical charge does not scale linearly with area. Proton upset cross sections are reduced with increased device width.
OSTI ID:
5707956
Report Number(s):
CONF-910751--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Journal Volume: 38:6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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