Title :
LHC power diodes irradiated at 77 K in the field of a high energy accelerator
Author :
Berland, V. ; Gharib, A. ; Hageborn, D. ; Tavlet, M.
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
In the framework of the LHC research at CERN, the silicon power diodes used for superconducting magnet protection must be tested in radiative environment such as high energy particle accelerator. Diode samples have been irradiated at 77 K, near a conversion target in the TCC2 area of the SPS at CERN. using a mixed irradiation (gamma rays and neutrons)
Keywords :
accelerator magnets; colliding beam accelerators; gamma-ray effects; neutron effects; power semiconductor diodes; power supplies to apparatus; proton accelerators; storage rings; superconducting magnets; synchrotrons; 77 K; CERN; LHC; SPS; Si; TCC2 area; conversion target; gamma irradiation; high energy particle accelerator; neutron irradiation; power diodes; radiative environment; super proton synchrotron; superconducting magnet protection; Acceleration; Atherosclerosis; Collimators; Diodes; Large Hadron Collider; Neutrons; Nickel; Out of order; Protons; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and its Effects on Components and Systems, 1995. RADECS 95., Third European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Arcachon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3093-5
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.1995.509760
