Title :
A New RadMon Version for the LHC and its Injection Lines
Author :
Spiezia, G. ; Peronnard, P. ; Masi, A. ; Brugger, M. ; Brucoli, Maria ; Danzeca, S. ; Alia, R. Garcia ; Losito, R. ; Mekki, J. ; Oser, P. ; Gaillard, R. ; Dusseau, L.
Author_Institution :
Eur. Organ. for Nucl. Res. (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
A system to monitor the radiation levels is required in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and its injection lines in order to quantify the radiation effects on electronics. Thus, the RadMons were installed in critical areas where equipment is or will be placed. The first years of operation, successive test campaigns and new requirements, raised the need for a new design of the monitor. The architecture of the new RadMon, the radiation reliability and the design strategy adopted for the sensors, used for monitoring the mixed radiation field of the LHC accelerator, are described highlighting the achieved improvements in terms of radiation robustness and measurement accuracy of a device which is of interest for many other research institutes.
Keywords :
particle beam injection; radiation hardening (electronics); LHC accelerator; Large Hadron Collider; RadMon; injection lines; mixed radiation field; radiation effect; Dosimetry; Ionizing radiation; Large Hadron Collider; Particle accelerators; Radiation effects; Radiation monitoring; Displacement damage; dosimetry; particle accelerators; single event effects; total ionizing dose;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2014.2365046