Title :
Cocktails and other librations-the 88-inch cyclotron radiation effects facility
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
The 88-inch cyclotron at the E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has unique capabilities of advantage for radiation effects testing (RET) and detector calibrations for space applications. The ability to deliver from protons (low linear energy transfer (LET) and high range) to bismuth (LET=100 MeV/mg/cm2), and most ions in between, makes the cyclotron facility a versatile cosmic ray factory on Earth. In addition, the availability of “cocktail” beams of several ion species allows the luxury of testing parts over a range of LET values with one tuneup, saving time and money
Keywords :
aerospace test facilities; cyclotrons; integrated circuit testing; ion beam effects; proton effects; radiation hardening (electronics); semiconductor device testing; space vehicle electronics; 88 inch; cocktail beams; cosmic ray factory; cyclotron radiation effects facility; detector calibrations; fast energy changes; high range; ion species; low linear energy transfer; proton beams; radiation effects testing; space applications; Bismuth; Calibration; Cyclotrons; Energy exchange; Laboratories; Production facilities; Protons; Radiation detectors; Radiation effects; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation Effects Data Workshop, 1998. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5109-6
DOI :
10.1109/REDW.1998.731497