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ChipIr neutron single-event-effects test instrument

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source / Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom

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Testing capabilities

  • Radiation effects

Services

Irradiation testing of electronic devices and systems with an atmospheric-like fast-neutron spectrum to study single-event effects (SEE), including commercial electronics and electric-vehicle component testing.

Equipment

Beam energy range 0–800 MeV; flux 5.8 × 10^6 n cm^-2 s^-1 above 10 MeV; cadmium filters available; air-streamer cryocooler and sample chamber from -50°C to +120°C.

Standards

No accreditation or standards stated on the cited instrument pages. ISIS publishes a user-office route for applying to use instruments; the ChipIr leaflet describes the capability as an electronics-testing-for-industry facility.

Contact

Operator-wide contact: Phone: +44 1235445592

Approximate location

OX11 0QX · Postcode area location

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