Single Event Effect (SEE) testing: Ion Beams
Facility: Centre for Accelerator Science
| Source Type |
Protons beams Heavier ions beams |
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| Energy spectrum |
Protons: up to 16 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 - 109 particles/(cm2 x s) |
| Single ion regime | 50 Hz - 50kHz |
| Intermediate regime | 10 - 100 fA |
| High current regime | pA - µA |
| Features irradiation in vacuum |
Upgrade December 2026:
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| Features irradiation in ambient air |
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Displacement Damage Dose (DDD) testing: Proton Beams
Facility: 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 |
Upgrade December 2026:
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| Features irradiation in ambient air |
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Total Ionising Dose (TID) testing: Cobalt-60 Source
Facility: Gamma Technology Research Irradiator (GATRI)
| Source type | Gamma-ray: Co-60 sources arranged on a rack of dimension approximately 1 x 1m2. |
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| Energy spectrum | 1.17 & 1.33 MeV |
| Dose rate | Adjustable ~ 0.01 - 0.22 Gy(Si)/s (or 1 -22 rad(Si)/s) |
| Field size | Uniform planar field: 1 x 1m2. |
| Features |
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Facility: 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. |
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| 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 |
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Total Ionising Dose (TID) and Pre-screening: X-ray beams
Facility: Australian Synchrotron
| Source Type | X-ray beam: Superconducting Multipole Wiggler on 3GeV electron storage ring |
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| 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 |
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Displacement Damage Dose (DDD): Neutrons
Facility: Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering
| Source Type | Neutrons beam: reactor source |
|---|---|
| Energy spectrum | Full spectrum from eV to MeV |
| Field | 20 x 20 cm2 |
| Flux | 2.5 x 108 neutron/(cm2 x s) |
| Features irradiation in ambient air |
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