A Study of the Reliability of Electronic Components in a Nuclear-radiation Environment Twelfth Quarterly Report, Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 1965

Total radiation dose and failure modes given for semiconductor devices exposed to neutron and gamma irradiatio

Origin, evolution and present thermal state of the moon

The relative absence of lunar volcanism in the last 3 b.y. and the Apollo 15 heat flow measurement suggest that present-day temperatures in the moon are approximately steady state to depths of 100 km. An exponential distribution of heat sources with depth is scaled by equating the surface heat flow to the integrated heat production of this exterior shell. Presumed present-day interior temperatures and the present-day surface heat flow of 30 ergs/cm2-sec are obtained. The estimated homogeneous concentrations of U, the chemistry of the lunar surface material and inferences to modest depth, and the short accretion time of the moon necessary to provide large-scale differentiation at 4.6 AE suggest that the moon had its origin in the rapid accretion of compounds first condensing from the protoplanetary nebula. The present thermal state of the moon may involve at least some partial melting through all the lunar interior deeper than 200 km. Such a thermal configuration is inconsistent neither with temperatures inferred from electrical conductivity studies nor with the nonhydrostatic shape of the moon

The effect of radiation on electrical insulating materials

Radiation effects on electrical insulating material

The revised test procedure for jpl test no. 617, phase ii to jet propulsion laboratory final report

Test procedures for reliability of electronic components in nuclear radiation environmen

A study of the reliability of electronic components in a nuclear-radiation environment Eleventh quarterly report, Jul. 1 - Sep. 30, 1965

Life tests on capacitors, diodes, controlled rectifiers, and transistors in nuclear radiation environmen

Radiation effects design handbook. Section 3 - Electrical insulating materials and capacitors

Steady state radiation effects on electrical insulating materials and capacitors - handboo

The Mackenzie Basin: An Alternative Approach to Dene and Metis Archaeology

More active Dene involvement in archaeology and a shift in research strategies from culture history to ethnoarchaeology are gradually changing the way that the archaeological record of the Mackenzie Basin is studied. This is occurring at a time when the Dene are tired of being simply the object of inquiry and are becoming inquirers in their own right. Recent community-based ethnoarchaeological and archaeological research has involved Native elders as consultants in project design, data collection and analysis, and the training of Native youth as crew members. Collaboration between archaeologists and northern Native people poses new questions of mutual concern that integrate oral histories, material culture, contemporary land use and settlement patterns, and archaeological data. At the regional level of analysis, new hypotheses evaluate present and past interrelationships of Native place-names, resources, travel routes, and camp locations. Traditional Native knowledge of spatial usage and feature function allows more accurate archaeological definition of site structure and settlement types at both pre- and post-European contact sites.Key words: Athabaskans, Metis, ethnoarchaeology, ethnogeography, Mackenzie Mountains, Mackenzie Basin, Mountain Dene, Slavey, field trainingMots clés: Athabaskans, Métis, ethnoarchéologie, ethnogéographie, monts Mackenzie, bassin du Mackenzie, mont Déné, Slavey, formation sur le terrai

A study of the reliability of electronic components in a nuclear radiation environment. Volume II - The revised test procedure

Test procedures for program to determine reliability of electronic components in nuclear radiation environmen

Stakeholder-driven multi-attribute analysis for energy project selection under uncertainty

In practice, selecting an energy project for development requires balancing criteria and competing stakeholder priorities to identify the best alternative. Energy source selection can be modeled as multi-criteria decision-maker problems to provide quantitative support to reconcile technical, economic, environmental, social, and political factors with respect to the stakeholders' interests. Decision making among these complex interactions should also account for the uncertainty present in the input data. In response, this work develops a stochastic decision analysis framework to evaluate alternatives by involving stakeholders to identify both quantitative and qualitative selection criteria and performance metrics which carry uncertainties. The developed framework is illustrated using a case study from Fairbanks, Alaska, where decision makers and residents must decide on a new source of energy for heating and electricity. We approach this problem in a five step methodology: (1) engaging experts (role players) to develop criteria of project performance; (2) collecting a range of quantitative and qualitative input information to determine the performance of each proposed solution according to the selected criteria; (3) performing a Monte-Carlo analysis to capture uncertainties given in the inputs; (4) applying multi-criteria decision-making, social choice (voting), and fallback bargaining methods to account for three different levels of cooperation among the stakeholders; and (5) computing an aggregate performance index (API) score for each alternative based on its performance across criteria and cooperation levels. API scores communicate relative performance between alternatives. In this way, our methodology maps uncertainty from the input data to reflect risk in the decision and incorporates varying degrees of cooperation into the analysis to identify an optimal and practical alternative

Use of soil moisture information in yield models

There are no author-identified significant results in this report