Published November 1, 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

A neutron irradiation facility featuring cryogenic temperatures and dedicated to Large Hadron Collider detector design

  • 1. Institut des sciences nucleaires de Grenoble, CNRS IN2P3 -Universite Joseph Fourier, 53, Av. des Martyrs, 38026 Grenoble Cedex (France)
  • 2. Universite de Montreal, Centre de physique nucleaire, C.P. 6128, succursale ''A'' Montreal, Quebec H3C3J7 (Canada)
  • 3. Laboratoire de l'accelerateur lineaire d'Orsay, CNRS IN2P3 - Universite de Paris Sud, Batiment 200, F91405 Orsay Cedex (France)
  • 4. Laboratoire de l'accelerateur lineaire d'Orsay, CNRS IN2P3 -Universite de Paris Sud, Batiment 200, F91405 Orsay Cedex (France)

Description

The SARA facility at Grenoble provides the possibility to carry out neutron irradiation studies at both cryogenic and room temperatures, and permits at the same time to measure on-line the deterioration of the electronic performance of the tested circuits. The cryogenic vessel consists of a 10 l liquid argon cryostat placed behind the neutron source. A TOF technique was used to measure the neutron energy spectrum produced by the collision of a 20 MeV deuteron beam on a thick Be target. Alanine and thermoluminescent dosimeters were used to determine the neutron and photon doses. The results show that the neutron and the gamma dose components are about 78% and 22%, respectively. The angular distribution of the dose was also measured. ((orig.))

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
350
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 525-529.
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER