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Title: Radiation tolerance of the PNI RM3100 magnetometer for a Europa lander mission

Journal Article · · Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (Online)
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  1. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering; Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States). Applied Physics Lab.
  2. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering
  3. California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Lab. (JPL)
  4. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
  5. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD (United States). Radiation Effects and Analysis Group
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The results of two radiation test campaigns on a low-cost commercial off-the-shelf magnetometer are presented. The test setup and the total ionization dose (TID) levels studied were designed to meet the requirements of a mission to land on Europa. Based on the Europa Lander Science Definition Team report, instruments inside an aluminum vault at the surface of Europa would need to withstand TID of up to 300 krad(SI). In order to evaluate the performance of the PNI RM3100 magnetometer, nine separate sensors were irradiated at two different facilities during two separate campaigns and under different configurations, including passive and active tests. Of the nine sensors, seven survived the TID of 300 krad(SI) while the other two sensors started presenting failures after reaching 150 krad(SI). Post-irradiation tests showed that eight of the nine sensors continued to work without appreciable degradation after stopping exposure, while one sensor stopped working altogether.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0002534; 80NSSC19K0608; 80NSSC18K1240; 2016-DN-077-ARI106
OSTI ID:
1850337
Journal Information:
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (Online), Vol. 9, Issue 2; ISSN 2193-0864
Publisher:
Copernicus Publications, EGUCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Total Ionizing Dose Effects on Commercial Electronics for Cube Sats in Low Earth Orbits conference July 2014

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