Semiconductor measurement technology: permanent damage effects of nuclear radiation on the x-band performance of silicon schottky-barrier microwave mixer diodes. Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:7245797
The permanent damage induced by nuclear radiation in silicon Schottky-barrier X-band microwave mixer diodes was assessed by subjecting separate groups of diodes to /sup 60/Co gamma rays and fast neutrons (E>10 keV) of progressively higher levels, reaching a total gamma dose of 1.7 x 10 to the 8th power rads (Si) and a cumulative neutron fluence of 5.5 x 10 to the 15th power/cm. Measurements were made at a local oscillator frequency of 9375 MHz to determine changes in conversion insertion loss, local oscillator return loss and SWR, i-f output conductance, self-bias, and forward current at one dc bias voltage. (GRA)
- Research Organization:
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7245797
- Report Number(s):
- PB-252682; NBS-SPEC.PUBL.-400-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BARYONS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FAST NEUTRONS
FERMIONS
GAMMA RADIATION
HADRONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MIXERS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
OSCILLATORS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
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