William J. Atkinson

William J. Atkinson (born about 1950), an American, is a senior scientist at Boeing Satellite Systems who was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2011. An expert in nuclear and space radiation hardening and electro-optics, he was cited for "academic contributions in the areas of nuclear physics and for substantial applications of radiation technology to spaceborne applications in the aerospace community."[1] In 2011, he was also honored as an Associate Felllow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.[2]

William J. Atkinson
Bornabout 1950
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSamford University
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear and space radiation hardening and electro-optics

IEEE Spectrum reported Atkinson "developed software known as TSAREME (short for Total Space and Atmospheric Radiation Effects on Microelectronics) to account for errors induced by the impact of radiation in near-Earth orbits and inside the atmosphere."[3]

Selected publications
  • Atkinson, William J.; Brezovich, Ivan A. (2006-11-22). "An analytic solution from a spherical gamma emitter". American Journal of Physics. 74 (12): 1112–1114. doi:10.1119/1.2348891. ISSN 0002-9505.
  • Atkinson, William J.; Seidler, William A. (2007). "Impact of device scaling and material composition on the soft error rates in avionic systems". Proceedings 2007 IEEE SoutheastCon: 601–605. doi:10.1109/SECON.2007.342973.
  • Atkinson, William J. (September 14, 2007). "Analytic solution for source distributions in brachytherapy to obtain uniform dose rates in spherical tumor models". Physics in Medicine & Biology. 52. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/52/19/009.
  • Atkinson, William J.; Hansen, David; Sunderland, David A.; Seidler, William A. (2008). "TSAREME, a comprehensive tool in evaluating radiation hardness of submicron technologies". IEEE SoutheastCon 2008: 409–414. doi:10.1109/SECON.2008.4494329.
  • Matzkind, Courtney; Seidler, William A.; Atkinson, William J. (2009-07-12). "Disturbance of Electronics in Low-Earth Orbits by High Energy Electron Plasmas". SAE International Journal of Aerospace. 4 (1): 8–13. doi:10.4271/2009-01-2339. ISSN 1946-3855.
  • Atkinson, William; Seidler, William; Matzkind, Courtney, "Model Results on the Radiation-Hardness of Submicron Electronics in Aeronautical Systems", U.S. Air Force T&E Days 2010, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, doi:10.2514/6.2010-1724, retrieved 2020-06-06
  • Atkinson, William; Collaboration, William J. Atkinson (2015). "Models for Examining Impact of Cosmic Rays on Integrated Circuits". APS. 2015: L1.037.
  • Atkinson, William J. (November 8, 2018). "Impact of Space radiation on Ultra-Sensitive In-Orbit IR Telescopes". Bulletin of the American Physical Society. American Physical Society. Volume 63, Number 19.

References
  1. "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. "AIAA Announces Associate Fellows" (PDF). aiaa.org. 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  3. Choi, Charles Q. (April 1, 2015). "Quantifying the Risk of Damage to Integrated Circuits in Space : Alternatives to conventional integrated circuits may significantly reduce space risks". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
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