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

Abstract

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.

Measurement of single event effect cross section induced by monoenergetic protons on a 130 nm ASIC

“…The dependency to the LET, and therefore to the beam energy, as shown in refs. [3,8], has to be considered for extrapolations at different energy scales.…”

Measurement of Single Event Effect cross section induced by monoenergetic protons on a 130 nm ASIC

“…The dependency to the LET, and therefore to the beam energy, as shown in ref. [3,8], has to be considered for extrapolations at different energy scales.…”