Published May 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Equivalent properties of single event burnout induced by different sources

  • 1. Lanzhou Inst. of Physics, Lanzhou (China)

Description

The experimental results of single event burnout induced by heavy ions and 252Cf fission fragments in power MOSFET devices have been investigated. It is concluded that the characteristics of single event burnout induced by 252Cf fission fragments is consistent to that in heavy ions. The power MOSFET in the 'turn-off' state is more susceptible to single event burnout than it is in the 'turn-on' state. The thresholds of the drain-source voltage for single event burnout induced by 173 MeV bromine ions and 252Cf fission fragments are close to each other, and the burnout cross section is sensitive to variation of the drain-source voltage above the threshold of single event burnout. In addition, the current waveforms of single event burnouts induced by different sources are similar. Different power MOSFET devices may have different probabilities for the occurrence of single event burnout. (authors)

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Journal Title
Chinese Physics. C, High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 369-373
ISSN
1674-1137

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Notes
7 figs., 6 tabs., 7 refs.