Space Radiation and its Effects on EEE Components
Space Radiation and its Effects on EEE Components
Space Radiation and its Effects on EEE Components
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Space</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Radiati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>its</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Effects</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>EEE</strong> Comp<strong>on</strong>ents<br />
Interacti<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Radiati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> with Electr<strong>on</strong>ic<br />
Devices <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Materials (5)<br />
• Particles causing Single Events <str<strong>on</strong>g>Effects</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
– Galactic cosmic rays<br />
– Cosmic solar particles (heavily influenced by solar flares)<br />
– Trapped prot<strong>on</strong>s in radiati<strong>on</strong> belts<br />
• Particles causing l<strong>on</strong>g term degradati<strong>on</strong> radiati<strong>on</strong> damage<br />
– Trapped electr<strong>on</strong>s in radiati<strong>on</strong> belts (TID)<br />
– Trapped prot<strong>on</strong>s in radiati<strong>on</strong> belts (TID, Displacement damage)<br />
– Prot<strong>on</strong>s from solar flares<br />
EPFL <str<strong>on</strong>g>Space</str<strong>on</strong>g> Center 9th June 2009