Re: Effect of radiation on computers

[mcnaught@Lanl.GOV (Mike McNaughton)]

>What is the effect of background ionizing radiation on commercial computers?

The effect of very high levels of radiation on commercial computers was
investigated as part of the SDI project, more than 10 years ago.  I do not
know the results, but the fact that they used microamps of accelerator
beam, i.e. megarads, suggests that the effects of background radiation are
too small to measure.

mcnaught@lanl.gov