Accession Number:

AD0423727

Title:

RADIATION EFFECTS ON GUIDED MISSILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.

Descriptive Note:

Semi-annual technical rept., 15 Jan-15 July 63,

Corporate Author:

HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO FULLERTON CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Loveland,R. D.

Report Date:

1963-07-15

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

This report is the a semi-annual report on Radiation Effects on Guided Missile Electronic Equipment, prepared under Navy, Bureau of Naval Weapons Contract NOw63-0486-d is presented. Included in this report are studies in the areas of 1 definition of the laboratory environment and calculation of weapon rate contours, 2 radiation effects on thin film and bulk semiconductor integrated devices and circuits, silicon controlled rectifiers, four layer diodes and Trigister devices and circuits, infrared detectors, transistors, and passive electronic components, 3 general hardening techniques, development of a hardened circuit, and prediction techniques and 4 radiation effects on ruby and GaAs lasers and ammonia fuze battery. Author

Descriptors:

• *GUIDED MISSILE COMPONENTS
• DAMAGE
• SEMICONDUCTING FILMS
• SEMICONDUCTORS
• INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
• TRANSISTORS
• SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
• INFRARED DETECTORS
• LASERS
• RUBY
• GALLIUM
• CIRCUITS
• BREMSSTRAHLUNG
• GAMMA RAYS
• TEST FACILITIES
• TEST FACILITIES

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE