Radiation Testing - Laboratories

Total Ionizing Dose (TID), Testing Prompt Dose Testing (Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics - TREE), Single Event Effects (SEE), Testing Neutron Displacement Damage Testing

Laboratories

Total Ionizing Dose

High Dose Rate Co-60 Sources
Description
Sources: Gammacell 220 sources (2) Applications: Exposing piece parts as well as materials to Cobalt-60 high-dose-rate gamma irradiators. MIL-STD-883 TM 1019, Condition A
Specifications (as of 3/14/19)
Gammacell 220 Sources: 0.42, 171 rad(Si)/s

Gammacell 220 Source

Three Gammacell 220 Sources

Low Dose Rate Co-60 Sources
Description
Sources: NLS-Beacon sources and Shepherd 142-MA source Applications: Exposing bipolar or BiCMOS linear or mixed-signal piece parts for Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS) Testing. MIL-STD-883 TM 1019, Condition D
Specifications (as of 3/14/19)
NLS-Beacon sources: ≤ 0.05 rad(Si)/s Shepherd 142-MA source: ≤ 0.025 rad(Si)/s

Beacon Sources (room irradiator)

Shepherd 142-MA Source

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Radiation Testing Datasheet

Prompt Dose

Prompt Dose Testing (TREE)
Description
Febetron 705 Flash X-Ray Machine (X-Ray Mode) Applications: Prompt dose latch-up, burnout, upset and recovery
Specifications
Peak dose rate: 1011 rad(Si)/s at faceplate (large IC) Pulse width (FWHM): 22 ns Maximum repetition rate: 1 pulse/min

Febetron 705 Flash X-Ray Facility

Large EMI/RFI-shielded X-Ray Facility Instrumentation Room

Single Event Effects

Single Events Effects (SEE) Testing
Description
Access to off-site facilities for Heavy Ion and Proton testing. Custom portable test systems available for proton and heavy ion testing at these facilities. Heavy Ion: Texas A&M University Cyclotron Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) 88-inch Cyclotron, Brookhaven National Laboratory (NSRL, Tandem VandeGraff), and other accelerator sites. ASTM F 1192-00(2006) EIA/JESD 57 Proton: Massachusetts General Hospital, UC Davis Crocker Nuclear Lab, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) 88-inch Cyclotron, Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) James M. Slater Proton Treatment & Research Center, and Provisions Proton Facility Applications: Plan experiments and prepare custom fixtures for Single Event Effects (SEE) testing. Single Event Upset (SEU) Single Event Transient (SET) Single Event Functional Interrupt (SEFI) Single Event Latch-up (SEL) Single Event Burnout (SEB) Single Event Gate Rupture (SEGR)

Single Events Effects (SEE) Testing

Description

Access to off-site facilities for Heavy Ion and Proton testing. Custom portable test systems available for proton and heavy ion testing at these facilities.

Heavy Ion: Texas A&M University Cyclotron Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) 88-inch Cyclotron, Brookhaven National Laboratory (NSRL, Tandem VandeGraff), and other accelerator sites.

ASTM F 1192-00(2006)
EIA/JESD 57

Proton: Massachusetts General Hospital, UC Davis Crocker Nuclear Lab, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) 88-inch Cyclotron, Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) James M. Slater Proton Treatment & Research Center, and Provisions Proton Facility

Applications: Plan experiments and prepare custom fixtures for Single Event Effects (SEE) testing.

Single Event Upset (SEU)
Single Event Transient (SET)
Single Event Functional Interrupt (SEFI)
Single Event Latch-up (SEL)
Single Event Burnout (SEB)
Single Event Gate Rupture (SEGR)

Neutron Facilities

Neutron Testing
Description
Off-site facility: Access to Neutrons from a TRIGA nuclear reactor Applications: Displacement damage testing MIL-STD-883 TM 1017 Licensed to handle radioactive materials

Neutron Testing

Description

Off-site facility: Access to Neutrons from a TRIGA nuclear reactor Applications: Displacement damage testing