The development of a high sensitivity neutron displacement damage sensor

Tonigan, Andrew M.; Parma, Edward J.; Martin, William J.

doi:10.1109/tns.2016.2632525

Title: The development of a high sensitivity neutron displacement damage sensor

Abstract

Here, the capability to characterize the neutron energy spectrum and fluence received by a test object is crucial to under-standing the damage effects observed in electronic components. For nuclear research reactors and high energy density physics fa-cilities this can pose exceptional challenges, especially with low level neutron fluences. An ASTM test method for characterizing neutron environments utilizes the 2N2222A transistor as a 1-MeV equivalent neutron fluence sensor and is applicable for environ-ments with 1 x 10¹² - 1 x 10¹⁴ 1-MeV(Si)-Eqv.-n/cm². In this work we seek to extend the range of this test method to lower fluence environments utilizing the 2N1486 transistor. Here, the 2N1486 is shown to be an effective neutron displacement damage sensor as low as 1 x 10¹⁰ 1-MeV(Si)-Eqv.-n/cm².

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^[1]; Parma, Edward J. ^[2]; Martin, William J. ^[2]

Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1338309

Report Number(s):: SAND-2016-6510J
Journal ID: ISSN 0018-9499; 644829; TRN: US1701217

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science; Journal ID: ISSN 0018-9499

Publisher:: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; neutron radiation effects; bipolar devices; displacement damage; radiation monitoring

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  abstractNote = {Here, the capability to characterize the neutron energy spectrum and fluence received by a test object is crucial to under-standing the damage effects observed in electronic components. For nuclear research reactors and high energy density physics fa-cilities this can pose exceptional challenges, especially with low level neutron fluences. An ASTM test method for characterizing neutron environments utilizes the 2N2222A transistor as a 1-MeV equivalent neutron fluence sensor and is applicable for environ-ments with 1 x 1012 - 1 x 1014 1-MeV(Si)-Eqv.-n/cm2. In this work we seek to extend the range of this test method to lower fluence environments utilizing the 2N1486 transistor. Here, the 2N1486 is shown to be an effective neutron displacement damage sensor as low as 1 x 1010 1-MeV(Si)-Eqv.-n/cm2.},

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