DocumentCode :
2740613
Title :
Improved capabilities for proton and neutron irradiations at TRIUMF
Author :
Blackmore, W. ; Dodd, P.E. ; Shaneyfelt, M.R.
Author_Institution :
TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada
fYear :
2003
fDate :
21-25 July 2003
Firstpage :
149
Lastpage :
155
Abstract :
Improvements have been made at TRIUMF to permit higher proton intensities of up to 1010 cm-2s-1 over the energy range 20-500 MeV. This improved capability enables the study of displacement damage effects that require higher fluence irradiations. In addition, a high energy neutron irradiation capability has been developed for terrestrial cosmic ray soft error rate (SER) characterization of integrated circuits. The neutron beam characteristics of this facility are similar to those currently available at the Los Alamos National Laboratory WNR test facility. SER data measured on several SRAMs using the TRIUMF neutron beam are in good agreement with the results obtained on the same devices using the WNR facility. The TRIUMF neutron beam also contains thermal neutrons that can be easily removed by a sheet of cadmium. The ability to choose whether thermal neurons are present is a useful attribute not possible at the WNR.
Keywords :
cosmic rays; integrated circuits; neutron beams; proton beams; test facilities; 20 to 500 MeV; Cd; TRIUMF; capability improvement; displacement damage effects; integrated circuits; neutron beam; neutron irradiations; proton intensities; proton irradiations; soft error rate characterization; terrestrial cosmic ray SER; test facility; thermal neurons; Cadmium; Error analysis; Integrated circuit measurements; Laboratories; Neutrons; Particle beams; Protons; Test facilities; Testing; US Department of Energy;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Radiation Effects Data Workshop, 2003. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8127-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/REDW.2003.1281368
Filename :
1281368
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