Published March 2015 | Version v1
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Neutron and X-ray irradiation of silicon based Mach-Zehnder modulators

Creators

  • 1. CERN, 1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland)

Description

We report on our recent investigation into the potential for using silicon-based Mach-Zehnder modulators in the harshest radiation environments of the High-Luminosity LHC. The effect of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation on the performance of the devices have been investigated using the 20 MeV neutron beam line at the Cyclotron Resource Centre in Louvain-La-Neuve and the X-ray irradiation facility in the CERN PH department. The devices were exposed to a total fluence and ionizing dose of 1.2×1015 n cm−2 and 1.3 MGy respectively

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/10/03/C03040

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1748-0221/10/03/C03040;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Instrumentation
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
03
Journal Page Range
p. C03040
ISSN
1748-0221

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47068805
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CERN; CERN LHC; IRRADIATION; LUMINOSITY; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; MEV RANGE 10-100; NEUTRON BEAMS; NEUTRONS; SILICON; X RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BARYONS; BEAMS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; HADRONS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEV RANGE; NUCLEON BEAMS; NUCLEONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; SEMIMETALS; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS