PROCESS MANAGEMENT FOR AVIONICS - ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION EFFECTS - PART 5: ASSESSMENT OF THERMAL NEUTRON FLUXES AND SINGLE EVENT EFFECTS IN AVIONICS SYSTEMS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Overview of thermal neutron single event
rate calculation
5 Thermal neutron flux inside an airliner
6 Thermal neutron SEU cross-sections
7 Recommendation for devices in avionics at
the present time
8 Determining thermal neutron SEE rates for use
in equipment assessments
9 Single event burn out in high voltage devices due
to thermal neutrons
Bibliography
Gives more precise definition of the threat that thermal neutrons pose to avionics as a second mechanism for inducing single event upset (SEU) in microelectronics.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 107 |
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