Critical charge for single-event transients (SETs) in bipolar linear circuits

The critical charge for single-event transients (SETS) from heavy ions has been simulated and measured in bipolar linear circuits under several bias conditions. Although in many cases the threshold linear energy transfer is less than 2 MeV-cm/sup 2//mg, the minimum critical charge is of the order of 0.3-1 pC.

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