Radiation effects testing facilities in PSI during implementation of the Proscan project

Hajdas, W.; Burri, F.; Eggel, C.; Harboe-Sørensen, R.; Marino, Rose

doi:10.1109/redw.2002.1045547

Cited by 40 publications

(17 citation statements)

References 2 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…An increasing proton Single Event Upset (SEU) crosssection as a function of energy for this memory was measured during irradiations in two facilities: PSI [9] and TRIUMF [10] up to 480MeV. Such an increase has already been shown on test structures in [11].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 89%

The Effect of Proton Energy on SEU Cross Section of a 16 Mbit TFT PMOS SRAM with DRAM Capacitors

Uznanski¹,

Alía²,

Blackmore

et al. 2014

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Proton experimental data are analyzed for a 16-Mbit Thin-Film-Transistor (TFT) PMOS Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) with DRAM capacitors. The presence of high-Z materials as tungsten causes an unusual increase of the Single Event Upset (SEU) proton cross-section for the energies above 100MeV. Monte-Carlo simulations reproduce the experimentally measured cross-sections up to 480MeV and predict a further increase up to GeV energies. The implications of this increase are analyzed in the context of the LHC and other radiation environments where a significant fraction of the fluence lies above 100MeV.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 89%

The Effect of Proton Energy on SEU Cross Section of a 16 Mbit TFT PMOS SRAM with DRAM Capacitors

Uznanski¹,

Alía²,

Blackmore

et al. 2014

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The Proton Irradiation Facility (PIF) beam line at PSI is used extensively by the space community as well as by research groups in other disciplines [10]. Since 2007, the COMET cyclotron is in operation designed to produce a 1000 nA, 250 MeV proton beam which is currently used in three Gantries and the PIF experimental station.…”

Section: Psi: Protons Between 30 and 230 Mevmentioning

confidence: 99%

Single Event Effect cross section calibration and application to quasi-monoenergetic and spallation facilities

Alía

Bonaldo

Brügger

et al. 2018

EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract. We describe an approach to calibrate Single Event Effect (SEE)-based detectors in monoenergetic fields and apply the resulting semi-empiric responses to more general mixed-field cases in which a broad variety of particle species and energy spectra are present. The calibration of the response functions is based both on experimental proton (30-200 MeV) and neutron (5-300 MeV) data and considerations derived from Monte Carlo simulations using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code. The application environments include the quasimonoenergetic neutrons at RCNP, the atmospheric-like VESUVIO spallation spectrum and the CHARM high-energy accelerator test facility. The agreement between the mixed-field response and that predicted through the mono-energetic calibration is within ±30% for the broad variety of cases considered and thus regarded as highly successful for mixed-field monitoring applications.

show abstract

“…As detailed in [3] we used the Proton Irradiation Facility (PIF) at the Paul Scherrer Institute [20] for proton measurements between 30 and 230 MeV and the Proton Irradiation Facility (PIF) at TRIUMF [21] to cover the 230-480 MeV range. In addition, a 300 MeV quasi-monoenergetic neutron measurement was performed on SRAM F at RCNP in Osaka, Japan (details of the test and analysis will be provided in a future publication).…”

Section: Ratementioning

confidence: 99%

SEL Hardness Assurance in a Mixed Radiation Field

Alía

Brügger

Danzeca

et al. 2015

IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper explores the relationship between monoenergetic and mixed-field Single Event Latchup (SEL) cross sections, concluding that for components with a very strong energy dependence and highly-energetic environments, test results from monoenergetic or soft mixed-field spectra can significantly underestimate the operational failure rate. We introduce a semi-empirical approach that can be used to evaluate the SEL rate for such environments based on monoenergetic measurements and information or assumptions on the respective sensitive volume and materials surrounding it. We show that the presence of high-Z materials such as tungsten is particularly important in determining the hadron cross section energy dependence for components with relatively large LET thresholds. Abstract-This paper explores the relationship between monoenergetic and mixed-field Single Event Latchup (SEL) cross sections, concluding that for components with a very strong energy dependence and highly-energetic environments, test results from monoenergetic or soft mixed-field spectra can significantly underestimate the operational failure rate. We introduce a semiempirical approach that can be used to evaluate the SEL rate for such environments based on monoenergetic measurements and information or assumptions on the respective sensitive volume and materials surrounding it. We show that the presence of high-Z materials such as tungsten is particularly important in determining the hadron cross section energy dependence for components with relatively large LET thresholds.

show abstract

Radiation effects testing facilities in PSI during implementation of the Proscan project

Cited by 40 publications

References 2 publications

The Effect of Proton Energy on SEU Cross Section of a 16 Mbit TFT PMOS SRAM with DRAM Capacitors

The Effect of Proton Energy on SEU Cross Section of a 16 Mbit TFT PMOS SRAM with DRAM Capacitors

Single Event Effect cross section calibration and application to quasi-monoenergetic and spallation facilities

SEL Hardness Assurance in a Mixed Radiation Field

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About