Title :
Behaviour of the future LHC magnet protection diodes irradiated in a nuclear reactor at 4.6 K with intermediate annealing
Author :
Berland, V. ; Hagedorn, D. ; Gerstenberg, H.
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
fDate :
6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In the framework of the LHC project at CERN, the effects of radiation on the electrical characteristics of epitaxial diodes for superconducting magnet protection were studied. The diodes were exposed to an irradiation dose up to 50 kGy and a neutron fluence of 1015 n/cm2 with intermediate thermal annealing each 10 kGy dose steps in the TUM reactor at 4.6 K
Keywords :
annealing; neutron effects; overcurrent protection; power semiconductor diodes; protection; radiation effects; superconducting magnets; 4.6 K; 50 kGy; CERN; LHC magnet protection diodes; electrical characteristics; epitaxial diodes; intermediate annealing; neutron fluence; nuclear reactor environment; radiation effects; superconducting magnet protection; thermal annealing; Diodes; Helium; Inductors; Large Hadron Collider; Neutrons; Protection; Superconducting magnets; Temperature; Testing; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
