Report on the Radiation Effects Testing of the Infrared and Optical Transition Radiation Camera Systems

Technical Report · Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1249005· OSTI ID:1249005

Holloway, Michael Andrew ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Presented in this report are the results tests performed at Argonne National Lab in collaboration with Los Alamos National Lab to assess the reliability of the critical ⁹⁹Mo production facility beam monitoring diagnostics. The main components of the beam monitoring systems are two cameras that will be exposed to radiation during accelerator operation. The purpose of this test is to assess the reliability of the cameras and related optical components when exposed to operational radiation levels. Both X-ray and neutron radiation could potentially damage camera electronics as well as the optical components such as lenses and windows. This report covers results of the testing of component reliability when exposed to X-ray radiation. With the information from this study we provide recommendations for implementing protective measures for the camera systems in order to minimize the occurrence of radiation-induced failure within a ten month production run cycle.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1249005
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-16-22700; TRN: US1601277
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BEAM MONITORING
TRANSITION RADIATION
X RADIATION
CAMERAS
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
RELIABILITY
TESTING
RADIATION EFFECTS
WINDOWS
LENSES
RECOMMENDATIONS
RADIATION PROTECTION
Accelerator Design
Technology, and Operations
Atomic and Nuclear Physics