X-Ray Irradiation

X-ray setup configured for pixel sensor calibrations.
Dose rates
Dose rate measurements for various filter materials. Conditions: 60 kV, 33mA, 155mm distance and 130 nm SiO2.
Dose rate vs. beam spot diameter
Beam spot profile
X-ray spectrum with V filter according to [A].

X-Ray Setup

 

At our institute we have an X-ray setup equipped with a 3000W tungsten tube up to 60kV.

Here are the main parameters:

 Accelerating Voltage 20-60 kV
 Electron Current  2mA - 50mA (Pmax=3kW)
 Beam Spot Diameter  1-2cm
 Dose Rate  ~7kGy/h (V filter, spot size ~14mm)
(depends on distance and filter)

This source is ideal to generate surface damage in electronic devices. All covers should be removed since the half range of 35keV (MPV @ 60kV) gammas is about 4mm (see NIST). Positioning of your device is assisted by a laser alignment system. Lemo and banana plugs for electrical connections are preferred. A software interface helps you planning the irradiation and controlling the X-ray tube.

 

List of publications about this facility

  1. M. Guthoff, O. Brovchenko, W. de Boer, A. Dierlamm, T. Müller, A. Ritter, M. Schmanau, H.-J. Simonis, Geant4 simulation of a filtered X-ray source for radiation damage studies, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 675 (2012) 118–122. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.01.029.

 

 

List of publications about samples irradiated at this facility

  1. M. Deveaux, S. Amar-Youcef, A. Besson, G. Claus, C. Colledani, M. Dorokhov, C. Dritsa, W. Dulinski, I. Fröhlich, M. Goffe, D. Grandjean, S. Heini, A. Himmi, C. Hu, K. Jaaskelainen, C. Müntz, A. Shabetai, J. Stroth, M. Szelezniak, I. Valin, M. Winter, Radiation tolerance of CMOS monolithic active pixel sensors with self-biased pixels, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 624 (2010) 428–431. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.045.
  2. D. Doering, M. Deveaux, M. Domachowski, C. Dritsa, I. Froehlich, M. Koziel, C. Muentz, S. Ottersbach, F.M. Wagner, J. Stroth, Annealing studies on X-ray and neutron irradiated CMOS Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 658 (2011) 133–136. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.05.079.
  3. I. Perić, C. Kreidl, P. Fischer, Particle pixel detectors in high-voltage CMOS technology—New achievements, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 650 (2011) 158–162. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.11.090.
  4. I. Perić, C. Takacs, J. Behr, F.M. Wagner, P. Fischer, The first beam test of a monolithic particle pixel detector in high-voltage CMOS technology, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 628 (2011) 287–291. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.337.
  5. A. Ritter, L. Andricek, T. Kleinohl, C. Koffmane, F. Lütticke, C. Marinas, H.-G. Moser, J. Ninkovic, R. Richter, G. Schaller, M. Schnecke, F. Schopper, Investigations on radiation hardness of DEPFET sensors for the Belle II detector, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 730 (2013) 79–83. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2013.04.069.
  6. F. Ehrler, R. Blanco, R. Leys, I. Perić, High-voltage CMOS detectors, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 824 (2016) 400–401. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.004.
  7. Z. Liang, A. Affolder, K. Arndt, R. Bates, M. Benoit, F. Di Bello, A. Blue, D. Bortoletto, M. Buckland, C. Buttar, P. Caragiulo, D. Das, J. Dopke, A. Dragone, F. Ehrler, V. Fadeyev, Z. Galloway, H. Grabas, I.M. Gregor, P. Grenier, A. Grillo, M. Hoeferkamp, L.B.A. Hommels, B.T. Huffman, J. John, K. Kanisauskas, C. Kenney, J. Kramberger, I. Mandić, D. Maneuski, F. Martinez-Mckinney, S. McMahon, L. Meng, M. Mikuž, D. Muenstermann, R. Nickerson, I. Peric, P. Phillips, R. Plackett, F. Rubbo, J. Segal, S. Seidel, A. Seiden, I. Shipsey, W. Song, M. Stanitzki, D. Su, C. Tamma, R. Turchetta, L. Vigani, J. Volk, R. Wang, M. Warren, F. Wilson, S. Worm, Q. Xiu, J. Zhang, H. Zhu, Study of built-in amplifier performance on HV-CMOS sensor for the ATLAS phase-II strip tracker upgrade, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 831 (2016) 156–160. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.05.007.