ELDRS Susceptibility of Bipolar Transistors and Integrated Circuits During Low-Temperature Irradiation

The enhanced low dose rate sensitivity (ELDRS) susceptibility of 2N2222 bipolar transistors and LM111 voltage comparators was investigated during irradiation at low temperature and compared with corresponding room-temperature data. The possible physical mechanism of the ELDRS effect in bipolar transistors and integrated circuits during irradiation at room temperature and low temperature was described. A device that is ELDRS-free at room temperature suffers from this effect during irradiation at low temperature.