RADS4301 Radiation and Reliability of Electronics for Transport, Aerospace and Nuclear (3 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Physics
Curriculum periods:
2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026
Description
Description :
· Spatial and atmospheric radiative environment
· Important quantities,
· Radiation-matter interaction
· Overview of various effects on electronics
o Single effects
o Total Ionizing Dose effects
o Displacement effects
Learning outcomes
Learning Outcomes:
• Know the characteristics of space and avionics radiative environments, important quantities and radiation matter interaction
• Understand and evaluate the different effects of radiation on electronic components and systems.
• Know and understand test methods
• understand future industrial challenges: reliability of electric and autonomous vehicles, newspace, nuclear dismantling, …
Additional information
Only for students of the RADMEP-programme.
Literature
- "Ionizing radiation effects in MOS devices and circuits", T.P. Ma & P.V. Dressendorfer, Ed. Wiley