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

Volume

61

Issue

6

fYear

2014

fDate

Dec. 2014

Firstpage

3424

Lastpage

3431

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2014.2365046

Filename

6949156