8–12 Jul 2025
Politechnica Univ
Europe/Bucharest timezone

FLUKA-simulations for the optimization of an ion irradiation platform for radiation hardness studies

9 Jul 2025, 15:20
20m
Politechnica Univ

Politechnica Univ

Splaiul Independenței 313, București 060042
Oral Presentations S07 – Nuclear Physics, Energy Science and Technology, Accelerators and beams Nuclear Physics, Energy Science and Technology, Accelerators and beams

Speaker

Marta Petruneac (Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering)

Description

An experimental platform dedicated to radiation hardness experiments is currently under development at the 3 MV Tandetron™ from IFIN-HH. Following installation, the system will undergo commissioning through monitoring of the response of CARD-SAT satellite components exposed to extreme irradiation conditions, such as high dose and flux. A key aspect of the setup involves detailed FLUKA simulations, which are being used to evaluate proton transport, energy deposition profiles including the Bragg peak, and the generation of secondary particles that may influence Total Ionizing Dose (TID) and Single Event Effects (SEE). This tool support accurate assessment of Linear Energy Transfer (LET) distributions and radiation effects on space-grade electronics.

Primary author

Marta Petruneac (Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering)

Co-authors

Andrei-Theodor Hotnog (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH) Dan-Gabriel Ghita (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH) Decebal-Alexandru Iancu (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH) Gihan Velisa (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH) Ion Burducea (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH) Marin Focsaneanu (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH) Mihai Straticiuc (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH) Mircea Lechintan (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH) Radu-Florin Andrei (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH)

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