Engineering topics

Ngo, Duc M.

Publications and source records attributed to Ngo, Duc M..

4 records

NASA NTRS1993

Cellular track model for study of heavy ion beams

Track theory is combined with a realistic model of a heavy ion beam to study the effects of nuclear fragmentation on cell survival and biological effectiveness. The effects of secondary reaction products are studied as a function of depth in a water column. Good agreement is found with experimental results for the survival of human T-l cells exposed to monoenergetic carbon, neon, and argon beams under aerobic and hypoxia conditions. The present calculation, which includes the effect of target fragmentation, is a significant improvement over an earlier calculation because of the use of a vastly improved beam model with no change in the track theory or cellular response parameters.

Shinn, Judy L.↗

NASA NTRS1992

Track structure model of cell damage in space flight

The phenomenological track-structure model of cell damage is discussed. A description of the application of the track-structure model with the NASA Langley transport code for laboratory and space radiation is given. Comparisons to experimental results for cell survival during exposure to monoenergetic, heavy-ion beams are made. The model is also applied to predict cell damage rates and relative biological effectiveness for deep-space exposures.

Katz, Robert↗

NASA NTRS1989

Nuclear fragmentation studies for microelectronic application

A formalism for target fragment transport is presented with application to energy loss spectra in thin silicon devices. Predicted results are compared to experiments with the surface barrier detectors of McNulty et al. The intranuclear cascade nuclear reaction model does not predict the McNulty experimental data for the highest energy events. A semiempirical nuclear cross section gives an adequate explanation of McNulty's experiments. Application of the formalism to specific electronic devices is discussed.

Ngo, Duc M.↗

NASA NTRS1989

Progress in proton transport code development: Microelectronic application

The process of target nucleus fragmentation by energetic protons is examined, and their effects on microelectronic devices are considered. A formalism for target fragment transport is presented. Future applications to microelectronic effects are discussed.

Ngo, Duc M.↗