Accession Number:

ADA616531

Title:

Commercial Parts Radiation Testing

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 26 Aug 2013-22 Nov 2014

Corporate Author:

NEW MEXICO UNIV ALBUQUERQUE COSMIAC

Personal Author(s):

• Kief, Craig J.

Report Date:

2015-01-13

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this research project was to explore a variety of commercially available electronic parts and then to expose these devices to radiation sources to discover what effects various radiation sources had on the systems total ionizing dose capability. The team at the University of New Mexico s COSMIAC Center performed radiation testing on a series of operational amplifiers, microcontrollers and microprocessor. The microprocessors tested include the popular PSOC, MSP430 and Beagle Bone Black platforms. While the MSP430 and Beagle Bone Black had excellent results, the PSOC proved unreliable for space applications.

Descriptors:

• *IONIZING RADIATION
• *IRRADIATION
• *MICROPROCESSORS
• *OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS
• DOSE RATE
• EXPOSURE(GENERAL)
• FUELS
• NAVIGATION
• PARTS
• SPACE PROPULSION

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Computer Hardware
• Radioactivity, Radioactive Wastes and Fission Products

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE