Calculations of Radiation Dose-Rate Sensitivity of Bipolar Transistors

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作者
Hjalmarson, Harold P. [1 ]
Pease, Ronald L. [2 ]
Devine, Roderick A. B. [3 ]
机构
[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
[2] RLP Res, Los Lunas, NM 87031 USA
[3] EMRTC NMT, Socorro, NM 87801 USA
关键词
Bimolecular reaction; bipolar junction transistor; cracking; dimerization; dose rate; ELDRS; excess base current; hole; hydrogen; interface trap; kinetics; proton; radiation; recombination; silicon dioxide;
D O I
10.1109/TNS.2008.2007487
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Mechanisms for dose-rate dependent effects of ionizing radiation are described. Bimolecular mechanisms are shown to produce reduced effects at high dose rates. Calculations using, such mechanisms are shown to produce good agreement with data from devices affected by enhanced low dose-rate sensitivity (ELDRS).
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页码:3009 / 3015
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