Dose rate and total dose dependence of the 1/f noise performance of a GaAs operational amplifier during irradiation
- Spar Environmental Systems, Brampton, Ontario (Canada)
A pictorial of a sectioned view of the torus of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is shown. Maintenance and inspection of the reactor are required to be performed remotely. This is due to the high gamma radiation environment in vessel during inspection and maintenance activities. The custom GaAs operational amplifier is to be used to readout sensors on the in-vessel manipulator and inspection equipment. The gamma dose rate during maintenance and inspection is anticipated to be 3 Mrad(GaAs)/hour. Here, dose rate and total dose dependence of the 1/f noise performance of a custom GaAs MESFET operational amplifier during irradiation are presented. Dose rate dependent 1/f noise degradation during irradiation is believed to be due to electron trapping in deep levels, enhanced by backgating and shallow traps excited during irradiation. The reduction of this affect with accumulated total dose is believed to be due a reduction of deep level site concentration associated with substitutional oxygen. Post irradiation 1/f noise degradation is also presented.The generation-recombination noise observed post irradiation can be attributed to the production of shallow traps due to ionizing radiation.
- OSTI ID:
- 203680
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950716-; ISSN 0018-9499; TRN: 96:009639
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 42, Issue 6Pt1; Conference: 32. annual IEEE international nuclear and space radiation effects conference, Madison, WI (United States), 17-21 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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