"RADON-5E" portable pulsed laser simulator: description, qualification technique and results, dosimetry procedure

The original "RADON-5E" portable laser simulator for IC transient radiation effects investigation is developed and described. The parameters measurement procedure and qualification technique are worked out. The qualification tests results are presented. The dosimetry procedure is developed and "calibration curves" for several IC are measured in flash X-ray machine tests. Laser simulation errors were estimated in "RADON-5E" vs. flash X-ray machine comparative tests.

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