Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 Study

Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 Study

Neutron radiation on advanced integrated circuits (ICs) is becoming important for their reliable operation. However, a neutron test on ICs is expensive and time-consuming. In this work, we employ Monte Carlo simulation to examine if a proton test can replace or even accelerate the neutron test, and...

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Main Authors: Yueh Chiang, Cher Ming Tan, Tsi-Chian Chao, Chung-Chi Lee, Chuan-Jong Tung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
single event effects
linear energy transfer
Monte Carlo simulation
radiation hardness
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/9/3234
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spelling doaj-9ec018d190aa4c758c913580ee62fc8a2020-11-25T03:16:55ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-05-01103234323410.3390/app10093234Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 StudyYueh Chiang0Cher Ming Tan1Tsi-Chian Chao2Chung-Chi Lee3Chuan-Jong Tung4Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan 333, TaiwanCenter for Reliability Sciences and Technologies, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan 333, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan 333, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan 333, TaiwanParticle Physics and Beam Delivery Core Laboratory, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan 333, TaiwanNeutron radiation on advanced integrated circuits (ICs) is becoming important for their reliable operation. However, a neutron test on ICs is expensive and time-consuming. In this work, we employ Monte Carlo simulation to examine if a proton test can replace or even accelerate the neutron test, and we found that 200 MeV protons are the closest to resembling neutron radiation with five main differences. This 200 MeV concur with the suggestion from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, Washington, DC, USA). However, the impacts of the five differences on single event effects (SEEs) require future work for examination.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/9/3234single event effectslinear energy transferMonte Carlo simulationradiation hardness
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author Yueh Chiang
Cher Ming Tan
Tsi-Chian Chao
Chung-Chi Lee
Chuan-Jong Tung
spellingShingle Yueh Chiang
Cher Ming Tan
Tsi-Chian Chao
Chung-Chi Lee
Chuan-Jong Tung
Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 Study
Applied Sciences
single event effects
linear energy transfer
Monte Carlo simulation
radiation hardness
author_facet Yueh Chiang
Cher Ming Tan
Tsi-Chian Chao
Chung-Chi Lee
Chuan-Jong Tung
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title Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 Study
title_short Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 Study
title_full Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 Study
title_fullStr Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 Study
title_full_unstemmed Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 Study
title_sort investigate the equivalence of neutrons and protons in single event effects testing: a geant4 study
publisher MDPI AG
series Applied Sciences
issn 2076-3417
publishDate 2020-05-01
description Neutron radiation on advanced integrated circuits (ICs) is becoming important for their reliable operation. However, a neutron test on ICs is expensive and time-consuming. In this work, we employ Monte Carlo simulation to examine if a proton test can replace or even accelerate the neutron test, and we found that 200 MeV protons are the closest to resembling neutron radiation with five main differences. This 200 MeV concur with the suggestion from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, Washington, DC, USA). However, the impacts of the five differences on single event effects (SEEs) require future work for examination.
topic single event effects
linear energy transfer
Monte Carlo simulation
radiation hardness
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/9/3234
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