Handbook of Radiation Effects

Second Edition

Andrew Holmes-Siedle and Len Adams

Comprehensive guide to the literature, both printed and on-line.
Technically accurate but accessible to practitioners as well as researchers.

Handbook of Radiation Effects

Second Edition

Andrew Holmes-Siedle and Len Adams

Description

This revised second edition of a popular handbook for engineers fills a gap in the fields of high-energy radiation environments, electronic device physics and materials. It is a straightforward account of the problems which arise when high-energy radiation bombards matter and of engineering methods for solving those problems. X-ray, electron and the'hadron's' in CERN's new collider environments and several more are described. The impact of these environments on microelectronics in computing, data processing and communication is the core of this book. A large amount of technical data, needed to make predictions on the spot, is presented, with literature references needed for further research and also a compendium of websites which have been tested and used by the authors.

Handbook of Radiation Effects

Second Edition

Andrew Holmes-Siedle and Len Adams

Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
1. Radiation, physics, and measurement
2. Radiation environments
3. The response of materials and devices to radiation
4. Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices
5. Bipolar transistors and integrated circuits
6. Diodes, solar cells, and optoelectronics
7. Power semiconductors
8. Optical media
9. Microelectronics, sensors, MEMs, passives, and other components
10. Polymers and other organics
11. The interaction of radiation with shielding materials
12. Computer methods for particle transport
13. Radiation testing
14. Radiation-hardening of semiconductor parts
15. Equipment hardening and hardness assurance
16. Conclusions
Appendix
A. Useful general and geophysical data
B. Radiation quantities
C. Useful data on materials used in electronic equipment
D. Bibliography of dosimeter research
E. Dose-depth curves for typical Earth orbits, calculated by ESA's Space Environment Information System (SPENVIS) software
F. Degradation in polymers in ionizing radiation
G. Useful Web-sites
Index

Handbook of Radiation Effects

Second Edition

Andrew Holmes-Siedle and Len Adams

Author Information

Andrew Holmes-Siedle is a physicist and consultant to Brunel University of West London, collaborating on CERN research and developing silicon devices. He previously spent over ten years working in Princeton (USA) on space and defence programmes and owns REM Oxford Ltd..
Len Adams is a consultant to Spur Electron, advising the British National Space Centre and other agencies. He is also an Associate Professor at Brunel University of West London. He recently retired from the European Space Agency in The Netherlands, where his group handled most of the radiation problems for the Agency.

Handbook of Radiation Effects

Second Edition

Andrew Holmes-Siedle and Len Adams

Reviews and Awards

"Two scientists connected with Brunel University update their 1993 handbook for physicists and engineers. The original goal was to compile information from space environments, and those still dominate, though the environments of nuclear reactors, radiation processing, weapons, high-energy accelerators, and controlled fusion are also considered. Among other topics are measurement, responses of materials and devices, metal-oxide-semiconductor devices, bipolar transistors and integrated circuits, diodes, solar cells and optoelectronics, power semiconductors, and polymers and other organics. Biological effects are not covered. Dose units cited tend to be those used in practice--usually rad and rem--rather than the newer Gray and Sievert."--SciTech Book News