IRRADIATION FACILITIES DATABASE

Welcome to the Irradiation Facilities Database.
This website hosts information about facilities for radiation testing at CERN, in EU, and worldwide.




This website is of public access and its content has been compiled from a variety of sources.
Data accuracy and completeness rely on the information submitted by the facility coordinators.





CERN FACILITIES

The Proton Irradiation Facility (IRRAD) is located on the T8 beam-line in the Meyrin site East Area Proton Synchrotron (PS). For the irradiations, it uses a 24GeV/c proton beam.

The new Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF++) is located in the North Area. It combines a 137Cs source with a high-energy particle beam from the SPS H4 beam line.

The Cern High energy AcceleRator Mixed field facility (CHARM), located in the East Area, features a wide spectrum of radiation types and energies.

The High-Radiation to Materials facility (HiRadMat), located in the Meyrin Site on the SPS accelerator is designed to provide High-Power LHC-type pulsed beams.

The CERN-EU high-energy Reference Field (CERF) is located in the North Area providing a neutron field for characterizaion of dosimetry at commercial flight altitudes and in space.

This new dedicated state-of- the-art facility replaces the ageing facility in building 172 (~30 years old). It houses several irradiation sources including the 60Co source of CC60

The CC60 facility, located in the same building as CALLAB, uses a 60Co for the qualification of components againts TID effects.

The Very energetic Electron facility for Space Planetary Exploration missions in harsh Radiative environments, situated in CTF3, is a high energy electron beamline for radiation testing.

HEARTS project aims at increasing Europe’s autonomy on critical radiation-testing infrastructures by creating high-quality, high-energy heavy ion irradiation facilities in Europe, accessible to and tailored for space users and applications.

CERN PARTNER FACILITIES

CERN collaborates with partner facilities for carrying out Total Dose, Displacement Damage and Single Event testing.

If you are at CERN and would like to have more information about the partner facilities, please check the links below once you are authenticated.

FACILITIES WORLDWIDE