Integral range, energy, residual range, and linear energy transfer distributions for Californium fission fragments in microelectronics materials

This report discusses the advantages and limitations of using Cf-252 radiation sources for single event testing of microelectronics for space environments. Integral distributions for the range, energy, residual range, and linear energy transfer of Cf-252 fission fragments in absorber and microelectronic materials have been calculated. Techniques are suggested for determining when single event testing using Cf-252 is appropriate; also, techniques are given for estimating the saturation cross section and thresh old linear energy transfer from test data. 10 refs., 25 figs., 2 tabs