06 088 A NASA HighEnergy Microbeam Feasibility Study

06 -088 A NASA High-Energy Microbeam: Feasibility Study Description: Benefits: Due to difficulties in focusing very high-energy beams, typical microbeam energies do not reach the linear energy transfer (LET) required to investigate a wide range of destructive failure mechanisms of most concern to the radiation effects assurance industry (Single Event Burnout and Single Event Gate Rupture to name a few). However, several groups in the US and Japan are now in the process of developing various approaches for producing very high-energy microbeams for use on AVF cyclotrons. Current prototyping efforts have led to micron sized beam sizes which may decrease further in the future. In this project we intend to review both methods and make a feasibility recommendation to NASA HQ regarding the establishment of a NASA high-energy microbeam at a US National Lab. Schedule/Costs: Total Full-Cost = $xx. K v Development of a high-energy microbeam on a cyclotron will allow the localized study of destructive SEE phenomena and provide an indispensable tool for SEE analysis in general. Deliverables: v Report recommending approach/budget for developing a NASA high-energy ion microbeam at a National lab in the US. Risks: Cost Schedule will be impacted by travel availability and demonstration beam time. Technical Programmatic Lead Center/PI: Jamie Laird (JPL) Co-Inv: Harald Schone (JPL), Allan Johnston, George Vizkelethy (SNL), Barney Doyle (SNL). Hisayoshi Itoh (JAERI), Tomihiro Kamiya (JAERI) NASA and Non-NASA Organizations/Procurements: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI)