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RADNEXT T ansna ional Access Summa y Repo
P ojec i le
Mic o-Elec onics Radia ion esponse a iabili y o COTS
de ices Used in ha sh Radia ion en i onmen s
P ojec TA iden i ie
TA09-281
Gene al applica ion
Space, high-ene gy accele a o s, COTS
Type o es
SEE
G oup leade , Ins i u e
I an Slipukhin, CERN
Co-au ho s, Ins i u es
Daniel Söde s öm, Ma io Sac is án Ba be o, and
Rubén Ga cía Alía, CERN
Da e(s) o he expe imen
2024-04-25 and 2025-01-14
Facili y
RADEF
Amoun o access g an ed
(uni o access: 1h)
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Objec i es o he expe imen s
Lack o aceabili y and adia ion e ec esponse a iabili y a e huge issues o o e come o he
eliable u iliza ion o COTS elec onic de ices in he space en i onmen . In 2023 CERN has s a ed a
p ojec co- inanced by ESA o explo e po en ial me hodologies o be applied o sol e his issue. They
a e mean a aking ad an age o he la ge p ocu emen s ha CERN ypically does wi h espec o he
smalle ones used in he space ield. I will also s udy he possibili y o using al e na i e es ing
echniques (e.g., lase ) o assess he esponse o de ice o ion s imuli and bound in a-lo and in e -lo
a iabili ies. In he con ex o his expe imen , a se o de ices was es ed wi h hea y ions o collec
in o ma ion on SEE c oss sec ions, and o s udy he a iabili y o c oss sec ions be ween DUTs.
Thanks o he da a collec ed wi hin his p oposal i is possible o explo e hea y ion SEE a iabili y
esponse in a wide a ie y o de ices. This migh shed mo e ligh on how o bound po en ial pa - o-
pa a iabili y when a less de ices a e es ed because o smalle lo p ocu emen s and es ed
sample sizes. C oss sec ion cu es as a unc ion o LET, and isualized da a on he di e ences
be ween he numbe o collec ed SELs pe DUT a e p esen ed in his epo .
The da a shown he e we e p esen ed a he NSREC REDW in 2025 [1], oge he wi h da a om o he
es campaigns pe o med wi hin he same p ojec .
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Tes ed de ices and se up
Single-e en la ch-up (SEL) was he main ype o e ec s udied in he es ed de ices. The es ed de ice
e e ences a e lis ed in Table 1Table 1, oge he wi h he unc ion he de ice has, such as low-d opou (LDO)
egula o , analogue o digi al con e e (ADC), digi al o analogue con e e (DAC), o ope a ional ampli ie
(Op-Amp). The s udied e ec s in he de ices a e also lis ed, and apa om SEL, single-e en upse s (SEU)
and single-e en unc ional in e up s (SEFI) we e also in es iga ed in he es ed FLASH memo y de ice.
Table 1: De ice e e ences es ed a RADEF in he expe imen
Re e ence
Func ion
E ec s s udied
LT3083EQ#PBF
Low D op-Ou (LDO) egula o
SEL
AD7291BCPZ
Analog- o-Digi al Con e e (ADC)
SEL
ADS8320
Analog- o-Digi al Con e e (ADC)
SEL
AD7801BRUZ
Digi al- o-Analog Con e e (DAC)
SEL
OPA2192
Ope a ional ampli ie
SEL
IS25LP128-JBLE
128 Mbi FLASH memo y
SEL, SEU, SEFI
The DUTs we e moun ed on dedica ed daugh e boa ds, connec ed h ough ibbon cables o SEE Tes e
boa ds [2], which in u n we e connec ed o a PC used o in e ace wi h he SEE Tes e and con ol he es
p ocedu es. Daugh e boa ds moun ed in he RADEF acuum chambe a e shown in Figu e 1, whe e he
la ge g een boa ds on he op ows con ain de ices om Table 1: boa ds wi h 9 DUTs o he same e e ence
in a g id pa e n in he le igu e, and 8 DUTs o he same e e ence in a ci cula pa e n in he igh igu e. All
8 o 9 DUTs o he same ype (on one daugh e boa d) we e i adia ed simul aneously in he same beam
window.
Figu e 1: DUT boa ds moun ed in he RADEF acuum chambe .
The 10 and 16.3 MeV/n cock ails a ailable a RADEF we e u ilized du ing he es , con aining ions wi h
su ace LET alues be ween 1.52 and 85.6 MeV/(mg/cm2). All es s we e pe o med in acuum, wi hou
speci ic empe a u e con ol o moni o ing.
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Measu ed SEE c oss-sec ion esul s and in o ma ion o he obse ed pa - o-pa a iabili y unde i adia ion
a e p esen ed o each o he es ed componen s in he ollowing sec ions.
LT3083EQ, LDO
The SEL c oss sec ion da a o he LDO linea egula o a e shown in Figu e 2, oge he wi h i ed Weibull
unc ion pa ame e s. The da a a he LET alue o 9 MeV/(mg/cm2) was ob ained while ha ing 150 µm o
Kap on in on o he DUTs while using he 16.3 MeV/n A -beam. The e o ba s ep esen 95 % con idence
limi s based on Poisson s a is ics o he SEL coun , oge he wi h a 10 % es ima ed luence unce ain y.
Figu e 2: The SEL c oss sec ion esul s pe de ice o he linea egula o LT3083EQ#PBF
The a iabili y in he numbe o SEL coun s pe DUT a each un is shown in Figu e 3, whe e he a e age and
s anda d de ia ion o he numbe o SELs pe DUT is shown g aphically. This in o ma ion is shown in able
o m as well in Table 2.
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Figu e 3: Va ia ions in he numbe o SELs obse ed in he a ious DUTs es ed in pa allel o he
LT3083EQ#PBF
Table 2: Numbe o SELs pe de ice in he LT3083EQ#PBF
LET (MeV/(mg/cm2))
To al SEL sum
A e age SELs pe DUT
SELs s anda d de ia ion
1.52
364
45.50
9.82
2.3
332
41.50
6.80
7.2
407
50.88
11.66
9
360
45.00
6.48
13.3
504
63.00
10.14
24.5
458
57.25
5.04
38.8
341
42.63
10.55
48.5
535
66.88
15.38
AD7291BCPZ, ADC
The SEL c oss sec ion da a o he ADC AD7291BCPZ a e shown in Figu e 4Figu e 2, oge he wi h i ed
Weibull unc ion pa ame e s. The da a a he LET alues o 16 and 18.5 MeV/(mg/cm2) was ob ained while
ha ing 100 and 150 µm o Kap on in on o he DUTs espec i ely, while using he 16.3 MeV/n Fe-beam.
The e o ba s ep esen 95 % con idence limi s based on Poisson s a is ics o he SEL coun , oge he wi h a
10 % es ima ed luence unce ain y.
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Figu e 4: SEL c oss sec ion esul s pe de ice o he ADC AD7291BCPZ
Figu e 5: Va ia ions in he numbe o SELs obse ed in he a ious DUTs o he ADC AD7291BCPZ
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Table 3: To al, a e age, and s anda d de ia ion o he SELs pe DUT o AD7291BCPZ
LET (MeV/(mg/cm2))
To al SEL sum
A e age SELs pe DUT
SELs s anda d de ia ion
13.3
3
0.38
1.06
16
6
0.75
1.39
18.1
6
0.75
0.89
18.5
16
2.00
2.39
24.5
58
7.25
4.20
31.3
128
16.00
9.23
38.8
254
31.75
14.45
47.5
462
57.75
24.02
58.5
401
50.13
19.18
85.6
504
63.00
23.85
The a iabili y in he numbe o SEL coun s pe DUT a each un is shown in Figu e 5 and in Table 3. This
DUT had he la ges luc ua ions in he obse ed SEL coun s, due o one DUT (DUT6) showing a lowe c oss
sec ion esponse han he o he s. DUT5 on he o he hand, was beha ing in line wi h he o he DUTs o
some uns, e.g. he 1100-MeV Ag un using he 10 MeV/n cock ail, bu a e some ime and a ew uns he
DUT s a ed o ha e conside ably mo e SELs han he o he s. The DUT5 is hen suspec ed o ha e had
some mal unc ion du ing he es , and i has been excluded om he a e age c oss sec ion cu e in Figu e 5,
as well as om he esul s shown in Table 3.
ADS8320, ADC
The SEL c oss sec ion da a o he ADC ADS8320 a e shown in Figu e 6Figu e 2, oge he wi h i ed
Weibull unc ion pa ame e s. LET alues below 20 MeV/(mg/cm2) did no esul in any SELs, and only he
uppe c oss sec ion limi s a e shown in he igu e o hese da a poin s.
Figu e 6: De ice SEL c oss sec ion esul s o he ADC ADS8320
The a iabili y in he numbe o SEL coun s pe DUT a each un is shown in Figu e 7 and Table 4.
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Figu e 7: Va ia ions in he numbe o SELs obse ed in he a ious DUTs o he ADC ADS8320
Table 4: To al, a e age, and s anda d de ia ion o he SELs pe DUT o ADS8320
LET (MeV/(mg/cm2))
To al SEL sum
A e age SELs pe DUT
SELs s anda d de ia ion
13.3
0
0.00
0.00
16
0
0.00
0.00
18.5
0
0.00
0.00
24.5
128
14.22
3.82
31.3
678
75.33
12.99
38.8
540
60.00
7.41
47.5
629
69.89
7.82
58.5
533
59.22
6.49
85.6
494
54.89
4.28
OPA2192, Op-Amp
The SEL c oss sec ion da a o he Op-Amp OPA2192 a e shown in Figu e 8Figu e 2, oge he wi h i ed
Weibull unc ion pa ame e s. The a iabili y o he numbe o SEL coun s pe DUT a each un is shown in
Figu e 9 and Table 5.
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Figu e 8: De ice SEL c oss sec ion esul s o Op-Amp OPA2192
Figu e 9: Va ia ions in he numbe o SELs in he Op-Amp OPA2192 DUTs
Table 5: To al, a e age, and s anda d de ia ion o he SELs pe DUT o he OPA2192
LET (MeV/(mg/cm2))
To al SEL sum
A e age SELs pe DUT
SELs s anda d de ia ion
7.2
5
0.63
0.70
9
37
4.63
2.18
13.3
278
34.75
6.10
24.5
539
67.38
9.64
38.8
544
68.00
6.54
48.5
513
64.13
4.68
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AD7801BRUZ, DAC
The SEL c oss sec ion da a o he DAC AD7801BRUZ a e shown in Figu e 10Figu e 2, oge he wi h i ed
Weibull unc ion pa ame e s. The a iabili y o he numbe o SEL coun s pe DUT a each un is shown in
Table 6 and Figu e 11.
Figu e 10: De ice SEL c oss sec ion esul s o DAC AD7801BRUZ
Table 6: To al, a e age, and s anda d de ia ion o he SELs pe DUT o he DAC AD7801BRUZ
LET (MeV/(mg/cm2))
To al SEL sum
A e age SELs pe DUT
SELs s anda d de ia ion
9.7
486
60.75
14.42
13.3
471
58.88
11.13
24.5
484
60.50
9.64
38.8
579
72.38
4.21
48.5
456
57.00
8.53
85.6
410
51.25
7.43
