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High energy heavy ion microprobe

Radiation Testing - Facilities Technical Specifications

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Single Event Effect (SEE) testing: Ion Beams 

Centre for Accelerator Science

Source Type

Protons beams

Heavier ions beams

Energy spectrum

Protons: up to 15 MeV

Heavier ions: up to ~120MeV, depending on ion type

LET(Si)

Protons: 0.02 - 0.2 MeV.cm2/mg

Heavier ions: 0.2 - 45 MeV.cm2/mg, depending on ion type

Range(Si)

Protons: 15 - 2000 µm

Heavier ions: 1 - 100 µm, depending on ion type

Flux 104 - 1012 particles/(cm2 x s)
Low rate regime 50 Hz - 50kHz
High current regime pA to µA
Features irradiation in vacuum
  • Microbeam: focus spot down to 1µm
  • Beam scanning or single spot irradiations
  • Beam scanning area up to 3mm x 3mm
  • Irradiation of decapsulated components
  • Limited irradiation chamber: internal diameter 200mm, height 100mm
  • Cable connection for real time measurement
Features irradiation in ambient air
  • Microbeam: focus spot down to 10µm
  • Single spot irradiations in defocused mode also available
  • Beam scanning area up to 3mm x 3mm
  • Sample scanning area up to 50 mm x 50 mm
  • Hybrid rapid scanning up to 50 mm x 50 mm
  • Irradiation of bare components only
  • Large irradiation enclosure: 280 x 380 x 230 mm3 (XYZ)
  • Cable connection for real time measurement.

Displacement Damage Dose (DDD) testing: Proton Beams 

Centre for Accelerator Science

Source Type Protons beams
Energy spectrum Up to 15 MeV
Range(Si) Up to 2000 µm
Flux 104 - 109 particles/(cm2 x s)
Features irradiation in vacuum
  • Microbeam: focus spot down to 1µm
  • Beam scanning or single spot irradiations
  • Beam scanning area up to 3mm x 3mm
  • Limited irradiation chamber: internal diameter 200mm, height 100mm
Features irradiation in ambient air
  • Microbeam: focus spot down to 10µm
  • Single spot irradiations in defocused mode also available
  • Beam scanning area up to 3mm x 3mm
  • Sample scanning area up to 50 mm x 50 mm
  • Hybrid rapid scanning up to 50 mm x 50 mm
  • Large irradiation enclosure: 280 x 380 x 230 mm3 (XYZ)

Total Ionising Dose (TID) testing: Cobalt-60 Source 

Gamma Technology Research Irradiator (GATRI) facility

Source type Gamma-ray: Co-60 sources arranged on a rack of dimension approximately 1m2.
Energy spectrum 1.17 & 1.33 MeV
Dose rate  ~ 0.01 - 0.22 Gy(Si)/s (or 1 -22 rad(Si)/s)
Field size Uniform planar field: 1m x 1m.
Features
  • Irradiation of incapsulated and bare components.
  • Irradiation of boards and larger systems, with shielding of selected areas.
  • Large irradiation room (>20 m3)
  • Cable connection for real time measurement.

Gammacell 220 Irradiator

Source type Gamma ray: Co-60 rods equally spaced in a stainless-steel rack to form a radioactive cylindrical shell of 20.9cm in
diameter.
Energy spectrum 1.17 & 1.33 MeV
Dose rate ~ 0.12 Gy(Si)/s (or 12 rad(Si)/s)
Field size Isotropic cylindrical field: 15.2cm (diameter) x 20.6cm (height).
Features irradiation in ambient air
  • Irradiation of incapsulated and bare components
  • Irradiation of boards which fits the internal dimensions
  • Limited irradiation room: internal diameter of 15.2cm and internal height of 20.6cm.
  • Cable connection for real time measurement.

Total Ionising Dose (TID) and Pre-screening: X-ray beams 

Australian Synchrotron

Source Type X-ray beam: Superconducting Multipole Wiggler on 3GeV electron storage ring
Energy spectrum     20 – 120 keV (monochromatic)
Dose rate  ~ Gy(Si)/s to kGy(Si)/s (or ~tens of mrad(Si)/s to rad(Si)/s)
Flux 107 - 1014 photons/(cm2 x s) (depending on energy)
Features irradiation in ambient air
  • Collimated beam
  • Irradiated area from 100µm x100µm to 25mm x 100mm
  • Irradiation of incapsulated and bare components
  • High spot dose rate can provide pre-screening of components and mapping of sensitive areas
  • Large irradiation room
  • Cable connection for real time measurement.
  • Laminography for confirmation of the position and size of the die, and 3D imaging reconstruction

 

Contact

CAS Irradiations Team Lead

Industry Contact

Commercial Technical Consultant 

Dr David Cookson

Dr David Cookson