The study of the effects of the radiation dose on devices and materials is a topic of high interest in several fields, including radiobiology, space missions, microelectronics, and high energy physics. In this paper, a new method, based on radiochromic film dosimetry, is proposed for real-time dose assessment in radiation hardness assurance tests. This method allows for correlating the radiation dose at which devices are exposed to the radiation effects (malfunctioning and/or breakdown). In previous studies, it has already been demonstrated that a system, based on optical fibers and a spectrometer, allows for the real-time dose assessment of radiochromic films. The current study not only validates our previous results, but shows that it is possible to apply the new method to an actual radiation environment for the real-time measurement of the dose delivered to a device in radiation hardness assurance tests. This new dosimeter can be used in different radiation environments for a wide dose range, from a few Gy to a few MGy. This high sensitivity can be reached by changing the radiochromic film type and/or the parameters used for the analysis.

An Innovative Real-Time Dosimeter for Radiation Hardness Assurance Tests / Campajola, L.; Casolaro, P.; Gandolfo, E. M.; Campajola, M.; Buontempo, S.; Di Capua, F.. - In: PHYSICS. - ISSN 2624-8174. - 4:2(2022), pp. 409-420. [10.3390/physics4020027]

An Innovative Real-Time Dosimeter for Radiation Hardness Assurance Tests

Campajola L.;Casolaro P.
Secondo
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Gandolfo E. M.
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Campajola M.;
2022

Abstract

The study of the effects of the radiation dose on devices and materials is a topic of high interest in several fields, including radiobiology, space missions, microelectronics, and high energy physics. In this paper, a new method, based on radiochromic film dosimetry, is proposed for real-time dose assessment in radiation hardness assurance tests. This method allows for correlating the radiation dose at which devices are exposed to the radiation effects (malfunctioning and/or breakdown). In previous studies, it has already been demonstrated that a system, based on optical fibers and a spectrometer, allows for the real-time dose assessment of radiochromic films. The current study not only validates our previous results, but shows that it is possible to apply the new method to an actual radiation environment for the real-time measurement of the dose delivered to a device in radiation hardness assurance tests. This new dosimeter can be used in different radiation environments for a wide dose range, from a few Gy to a few MGy. This high sensitivity can be reached by changing the radiochromic film type and/or the parameters used for the analysis.
2022
An Innovative Real-Time Dosimeter for Radiation Hardness Assurance Tests / Campajola, L.; Casolaro, P.; Gandolfo, E. M.; Campajola, M.; Buontempo, S.; Di Capua, F.. - In: PHYSICS. - ISSN 2624-8174. - 4:2(2022), pp. 409-420. [10.3390/physics4020027]
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