[RADNEXT] SEE testing at Texas A&M University Cyclotron

SEE Testing at Texas A&M University Cyclotron

K150 beam line

For 30 years, the Radiation Effects Facility of the Cyclotron Institute at Texas A&M University has been the world’s leading provider of heavy ion beam time for the space radiation testing community with nearly 80,000 hours total from its K500 and K150 cyclotrons.  Proton beams up to 45 MeV and Helium through Gold ions up to 40 MeV/u provide the beam energies necessary to test most microchip devices.   Three decades of beam time has given space agencies the ability to characterize many different forms of single event upset effects as microchip technology has evolved and the resource to develop mitigation strategies for mission critical microchips.

An overview of the Radiation Effects program will be presented, including the current K150 Cyclotron single event effects upgrade project and a facility expansion plan that will optimize and expand current capabilities. 

Speaker:

Dr. Henry L. Clark (Cyclotron Institute at Texas A&M University)

Dr. Henry Clark earned a Ph.D. in experimental nuclear and high energy physics from Ohio University in 1993.  After graduation, Dr. Clark was hired by the Cyclotron Institute to help build the scientific equipment for the newly commissioned K500 cyclotron. In 1996, Dr. Clark moved into the operations group as an accelerator physicist and became the manager of the Radiation Effects program. Over the years, Dr. Clark has also served as the institute’s project manager for major facility improvements including the re-commissioning of the K150 cyclotron and currently for the K150 cyclotron single event effects upgrade project.    

Registration for the seminar is now open.