학술논문

The Radiation Hardness Assurance Facility at INFN-LNS Catania for the Irradiation of Electronic Components in Air
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on. 57(4):2074-2078 Aug, 2010
Subject
Nuclear Engineering
Bioengineering
Electronic components
Condition monitoring
System testing
Cyclotrons
Laboratories
Computerized monitoring
Particle beams
Dosimetry
Protons
Electronic equipment testing
heavy ion accelerators
radiation effects
radiation tests
Language
ISSN
0018-9499
1558-1578
Abstract
This paper describes the beam flux monitoring system that has been developed at the Superconducting Cyclotron at INFN-LNS (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania, Italy) in order to monitor the beam parameters such as energy, flux, beam profile, for SEE (Single Event Effects) cross-sections determination and DD (Displacement Damage) studies. In order to have an accurate and continuous monitoring of beam parameters we have developed fully automatic dosimetry setup to be used during SEE (with heavy ions) and DD (with protons up to 60 MeV) tests of electronic devices and systems. The final goal of our activity is to demonstrate that the operation of such a system in air is not detrimental to the accuracy on controlling the beam profile, energy and fluence delivered onto the DUT (Device Under Test) surface, even with non relativistic heavy ions. We have tested our beam monitoring system with the “Reference SEU monitor” developed by ESA/ESTEC, the results are discussed here.