A 252Cf neutron irradiator for testing electronic components for the large hadron collider

Joseph De La Cova; William Gilbert; Matthew Graham; Jon Kilgore; Ivan Kronkvist; Roger Rusack; Reinhart Schwienhorst; Jason Sielaff; Douglas Sievers; Theodore Vidnovic

A 252Cf neutron irradiator for testing electronic components for the large hadron collider

Joseph De La Cova, William Gilbert, Matthew Graham, Jon Kilgore, Ivan Kronkvist, Roger Rusack, Reinhart Schwienhorst, Jason Sielaff, Douglas Sievers, Theodore Vidnovic

Physics and Astronomy (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

The radiation levels inside the experiments at the LHC will be very high. To ensure that all the electronics components used in the detectors will survive for the life the experiments, they will all be thoroughly tested for radiation hardness with neutrons and gammas. The CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter chose has constructed a dedicated neutron irradiator at the University of Minnesota to perform neutron irradiation of all electronic components that will be mounted on the detector. The irradiator uses 11.5 mg of ²⁵²Cf for the source, with a neutron flux of ≈ 9.5 × 10¹³ neutrons/h. In this paper the design, construction, and operations of the Californium Neutron Irradiator will be described.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference
Pages	670-673
Number of pages	4
Volume	2
State	Published - Dec 1 2001
Event	2001 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record - San Diege, CA, United States Duration: Nov 4 2001 → Nov 10 2001

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Other	2001 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diege, CA
Period	11/4/01 → 11/10/01

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Californium
CMS
Neutron radiation

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De La Cova, J, Gilbert, W, Graham, M, Kilgore, J, Kronkvist, I, Rusack, R, Schwienhorst, R, Sielaff, J, Sievers, D & Vidnovic, T 2001, A 252Cf neutron irradiator for testing electronic components for the large hadron collider. in IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference. vol. 2, pp. 670-673, 2001 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, San Diege, CA, United States, 11/4/01.

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