Radiation Effects on Piezoresistive Accelerometers

This paper describes the results of combined neutron and gamma ray irradiation tests conducted on two makes of piezoresistive accelerometers. Units were irradiated to total neutron doses of 7 X 10
¹³
, 5 X 10
¹⁴
, and 5 X 10
¹⁵
neutrons̷cm
²
. One make, Bytrex, Inc. Model AV 1000, operated satisfactorily at all doses.