Measurements of the single event upset environment in the upper atmosphere
Abstract
Regular flights of a cosmic radiation environment monitor on-board supersonic transport enable mapping of the atmospheric environment to 60,000 ft. The CREAM (Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor) packages are described. Thirty Concorde flights between London (England) and New York (U.S.) were analyzed. The routes are shown. Results show the importance of secondary particles produced by nuclear reactions into the atmosphere.
- Publication:
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Unknown
- Pub Date:
- November 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989mseu.book.....D
- Keywords:
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- Cosmic Rays;
- Microelectronics;
- Neutrons;
- Single Event Upsets;
- Supersonic Transports;
- Upper Atmosphere;
- Atmospheric Radiation;
- Concorde Aircraft;
- Monitors;
- Nuclear Reactions;
- Geophysics