Fast switching of various ions from 11 to 23 MeV/u for space applications at GANIL
In recent years, the demand for radiation hardness testing of electronic components for space applications has grown significantly across Europe. In response, the Grand Accélérateur National d’Ions Lourds (GANIL) is developing a dedicated test beamline downstream of the Cyclotron for Ions of Medium Energy (CIME), optimized for delivering fast-switchable heavy-ion cocktail beams suitable for irradiation in both air and vacuum environments. These beams include ions ranging from carbon to xenon, covering energies from 11 to 23 MeV/u. They span Linear Energy Transfers (LET) at the surface up to 50 MeV mg −1 cm 2 , with ranges in silicon up to 530 μ m. The intensities of the various beams produced from the Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) ion source can be adjusted from 1 0 2 to 1 0 5 particles ⋅ s −1 ⋅ cm −2 , ensuring uniform irradiation over a 6 cm 2 area. Thanks to mass-to-charge (m/q) selection of the cyclotron and fast magnetic tuning, about ten ion species can be delivered successively in a single session, with switching times under 10 min. These capabilities enhance European heavy-ion Single Event Effect (SEE) testing capacity and complement other cyclotron-based infrastructures.
Authors
- R. Frigot
- Jean-François Leyge
- M. Dubois
- Mathieu Lalande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1904-8093)
- E. Dessay
- B. Jacquot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-6949)
- F. Bezerra
- A. Savalle
- Guillaume Normand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-8971)
- Alain Dubois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6463-3435)
- Julien Mekki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5801-5921)
- Alexandre Leduc
- A. Bahini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-8798)
- O. Kamalou
- D. Besnier
- Angie Orduz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8398-4524)
- F. Chautard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1589-5517)
- Ariadna Cobo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3336-4467)
- M.-H. Stodel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8796-0168)
- R. Deniaux
- F. Lepoitevin
- C. Lesigne
- D. Allal
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Centre National d'Études Spatiales (FR)
- Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculaire de Caen (FR)
- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (FR)
- Université de Caen Normandie (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.171148
- Primary Topic
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00