Investigate the Equivalence of Neutrons and Protons in Single Event Effects Testing: A Geant4 Study
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Abstract
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.
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OpenAlex topics: Radiation Effects in Electronics · Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies · Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
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Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan
Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan
Center for Reliability Sciences and Technologies, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan
Urology Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan
Center for reliability engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243, Taiwan
Department of electronic engineering, College of Engineering, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan
Particle Physics and Beam Delivery Core Laboratory, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan
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