A new irradiation facility for neutron-induced Single Event Effect studies at LNL

Abstract

This paper describes the project of a new neutron irradiation facility for studying neutron-induced Single Event Effects in electronic devices and systems. The facility will be installed at the next future high-current (500 μA) variable-energy (35-70 MeV) cyclotron of the INFN National Laboratory of Legnaro (LNL), Padova, Italy, and it will offer an atmosphericlike and monochromatic neutron beams, beyond of the straightforward proton beam. These beams will integrate the proton and heavy ions facilities presently operating at the LNL for radiation damage studies on semiconductor detectors and electronic devices.

The QMN Beam Line of the Neutron-induced Single Event Effects Facility at the 70 MeV Cyclotron of LNL-INFN

“…Without the proposed fast QMN facility at LNL to close the gap, it is likely that in about five years from now, QMN beams with energies above 40 MeV will be available only in South Africa and Japan [1]. In particular three tools are under study at LNL [4][5] for neutron irradiation purposes ( Fig. 1): a quasi mono-energetic neutron source with a controllable peak energy in the 35-70 MeV energy of the cyclotron using an assortment of thin Li and Be production targets (1-4 mm thick).…”