Verification of single event upset rate estimation methods with on-orbit observations

Conference · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7000144

Shoga, M; Adams, P; Chenette, D L; Koga, R; Smith, E C

In an experiment aboard the Hughes Corporation Leasat vehicle at geosynchronous orbit, single event upsets (SEU) have been continuously monitored in a memory consisting of 93L422 RAMs. Using simultaneous measurements of the high energy galactic cosmic ray and solar flare particle environment from The University of Chicago experiment aboard the IMP-8 satellite, together with a Leasat mass distribution model and ground test measurements of the SEU susceptibility for the 93L422, accurate estimates of the SEU rate are calculated based on several improvements to the standard methods. These results are discussed and compared to the Leasat flight observations.

• Research Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., Los Angeles, CA (US)
• OSTI ID: 7000144
• Report Number(s): CONF-8707112-; TRN: 88-027989
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Vol. NS-34:6; Conference: Annual conference on nuclear and space radiation effects, Snowmass Village, CO, USA, 28 Jul 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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