The relative efficiency of soft-error induction in 4k static rams by muons and pions

J. F. Dicello; C. W. McCabe; J. D. Doss; M. Paciotti

doi:10.1109/TNS.1983.4333182

The relative efficiency of soft-error induction in 4k static rams by muons and pions

J. F. Dicello, C. W. McCabe, J. D. Doss, M. Paciotti

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Soft-error rates in a 4K static RAM have been obtained for 164 MeV/c pions and 109 MeV/c muons. The pion beams were found to be at least 10000 times more effective than were the muon beams, with the implication that effects of pions in cosmic rays at sea level may not be negligible.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4613-4615
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume	30
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1983.4333182
State	Published - Dec 1983
Externally published	Yes

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