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"Alpha particles can be stopped by a sheet of paper, beta particles by aluminum, and gamma radiation by a block of lead." This is what I read online. A typical
by pkaye 9y ago
"Alpha particles can be stopped by a sheet of paper, beta particles by aluminum, and gamma radiation by a block of lead."
This is what I read online. A typical hardware components is enclosed in a aluminum case so really gamma radiation is of concern right?
- krallja 9y agoGP is saying the radiation is emitted by the component package itself, i.e. the random decay of particles in the ceramic surrounding an IC can cause errors.
- ajarmst 9y agoLantz, "Soft errors induced by Alpha Particles", 1996. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/510798/?reload=true http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/510798/?reload=true
- dboreham 9y agoIt comes from within.