A beam line to simulate space environment at TANDAR ION accelerator

GARCIA, J.A.; ALURRALDE, M.; IBARRA, M.L.; PRARIO, I.; BARRERA, M.

Simposio; 2nd International Academy of Astronautics Latin American Symposium on Small Satellites: Advanced Technologies and Distributed Systems; 2019

Environmental space is extremely hostile for satellites, due to high vacuum, temperature cycling, and the presence of energetically particles. This factors can affect the performance of electronic components, reducing their in orbit lifetime. The main effects of the radiation in modern electronic components are TID (Total Ionizing Dose) caused by electron and protons of the radiation belts as well, SEE (Single Event Effects) due to cosmic rays and heavy ions solar flares, and TNID (Total Non Ionizing Dose) which is cumulative effects as TID induced by proton from Van Allen belts and solar Flames. With the aim of studied the behavior of materials and electronic devices under space environmental, a facility called EDRA (Ensayos de Daño por Radiación y Ambiente/Test of Radiation and Environmental Damage) was developed at the DES (Departamento Energía Solar/Solar Energy Department). The versatility of the irradiation facility allows us to performed qualification tests on devices, such as thermo-vacuum, thermocycling and radiation damage tests, at the 20 MV Tandar Van der Graff accelerator.