RADS1001 Workshop: Basics of Radiation Environments and Challenges related to radiation effects (0–3 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026

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Fundamentals of Radiation Effects testing

Description

  • Radiation Environments

  • Radiation types

  • Space

  • Atmosphere

  • Ground

  • Radiation-Matter Interactions

  • Electromagnetic radiation

  • Photo-electric effect

  • Compton Scattering

  • Pair production

  • Particle radiation

  • Ionizing and non-ionizing interactions

  • Electronic Stopping force

  • Nuclear Stopping force

  • Nuclear Reactions

  • Tools

  • Stopping

  • Monte Carlo

  • Radiation Effects in Electronic Materials

  • Charge generation and recombination

  • Linear Energy Transfer

  • Ion Track Structure

  • Straggling - Stochasticity in energy deposition

  • Applicability of LET

  • Non-ionizing energy loss (NIEL)

  • Radiation Effects in Devices

  • Cumulative effects

  • Total Ionizing Dose (TID)

  • Displacement Damage Dose (DDD)

  • Single Event Effects

  • Soft errors

  • Hard errors

  • Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) testing

  • RHA Standards

  • SEE testing principle

  • Error Cross-section

  • Error Bars

  • Error Rate Prediction

  • IRPP method

  • RPP method

  • Monte Carlo Method

  • Test Facilities

  • Heavy ions

  • Protons

  • High energy electrons

  • Gamma rays and x-rays

  • Neutrons 

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Evaluate the radiation effects sensitivity of tested devices in respect to basic radiation environments

  • Analyze simple radiation hardness assurance test data

  • Apply simple radiation effects test methodologies on memory components using radiation sources

  • Understand the different effects ionizing and non-ionizing radiation have in electronic components

  • Understand the radiation-induced charge generation and recombination in electronic materials and devices structures

  • Understand the basics principles of radiation hardness assurance testing with different radiation types

  • Remember different radiation environments in space, atmosphere and on ground level 

Additional information

  • Only for students of the RADMEP-programme

  • Evaluation criteria: Approved written report with data analysis for the labwork (approval requires at least 70% of maximum points); Minimum of 50% of all given exercise questions, and simulation tasks completed successfully; Also including all the pretasks given for both labwork and the simulation sessions. 

Description of prerequisites

Basic knowledge on operating principles of discrete electronic components, e.g MOSFETs and diodes 

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:
Evaluation criteria: Approved written report with data analysis for the labwork (approval requires at least 70% of maximum points); Minimum of 50% of all given exercise questions, and simulation tasks completed successfully; Also including all the pretasks given for both labwork and the simulation sessions.
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Participation in teaching (0–3 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English

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