Irradiations for Radiation Hardness Tests

For Radiation Hardness tests of Solar Cells and electronic devices and systems γ-radiation from a cobalt source and high energy protons are available.

HZB organized the 3rd workshop for radiation hardness tests for space electronics and photovoltaic the 12. and 13.3. 2026. The presentations will be uploaded as soon as they are available

Presentations from the 2nd Workshop on Radiation Hardness Tests 10.07.2024

C. Plettner (ESA):
Radiation Hardness Assurance for Space Applications

A. Pohl (DLR):
Radiation qualification and performance of the InGaAs vSWIR imaging sensor in the Venus Emissivity Mapper for VERITAS (NASA) and EnVision (ESA)

F. Lang (Universität Potsdam):
Soft Semiconductors under Irradiation: Towards Tolerant Space Solar Cells and Radiation Detectors

A. Denker (HZB):
Presentation of the Irradiation Facilities

Poster:

P. Dern (DLR):
Evaluation of Radiation Hardness for optical glasses in Space Applications

R. Kalms (LZH):
European supplier based Alexandrite crystals and coatings for high power space applications

Presentations of the 1st Workshop for Radiation Hardness tests for Space Electronics and Photovoltaic in 2020

The slides of the workshop presentations are partially in German:

H.J. Sedlmayr (DLR):
Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) Elektronik für Weltraumroboter
H. Neitzert (Università degli Studi di Salerno):
Stabilität von kristallinen, micromorphen und a-Si/c-Si heterojunction Silizium-Solarzellen unter Protonenbestrahlung
F. Lang (University of Cambridge):
Stabilität von Perowskit-basierten Einzel- und Tandem-Solarzellen unter Protonenbestrahlung
J. Großhans (TU Berlin):
Missionsüberblick und TID Anforderungen für Kleinsatelliten der TU Berlin am Beispiel von SALSAT
A. Denker (HZB):
Bestrahlungsmöglichkeiten am HZB

Gamma Irradiations - Examples

Institute/Company	Project
Astro- und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH Albert-Einstein-Str. 12 D-12489 Berlin Germany	radiation hardness tests
DLR - Institute of Space Systems Robert-Hooke-Str. 7 D-28359 Bremen Germany	irradiation of electronic components for the development of detectors for space debris
DLR - Institute of Robotics and Mechatronic Oberpfaffenhofen D-82234 Wessling Germany	DEXHAND:radiation hardness tests on selected components
Fachhochschule Potsdam Pappelallee 8-9 D-14469 Potsdam Germany	irradiation of linseed oil impregnated objects
FU Berlin - Department of Physics - AG Harneit Arnimallee 14 D-14195 Berlin Germany	radiation chemical synthesis
Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main Terahertz Photonik Max-von-Laue-Str. 1 D- 60438 Frankfurt am Main Germany	Radiation Tests for the MIMIRAWE
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Institut für Physik, AG Optische Metrologie Newtonstr. 15 D-12489 Berlin Germany	Radiation Tests for the Queen Project
iQ-wireless GmbH Carl-Scheele-Straße 14 D-12489 Berlin Germany	radiation hardness tests
Leibniz-Institut für Gemüse- und Zierpflanzenbau Großbeeren/Erfurt e.V. Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1 D-14979 Großbeeren Germany	gamma-irradiation of plants
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics Ihnestr. 71-73 D-14195 Berlin Germany	radiation tests on chemical substances
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research Justus-von-Liebig Weg 3 D-37077 Göttingen Germany	total ionizing dose tests, e.g. for the Submillimetre Wave Instrument
Technische Universität Berlin - Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrt Marchstraße 12 D-10587 Berlin Germany	- total dose tests - radiation hardness tests on electronic compounds for satellites
Vectron International Potsdamer Straße 18 D-14513 Teltow Germany	total dose test
Vectronic Aerospace Carl-Scheele-Str.12 D-12489 Berlin Germany	radiation hardness tests on electronic compounds

Irradiations for Radiation Hardness Tests

Presentations from the 2nd Workshop on Radiation Hardness Tests 10.07.2024

Presentations of the 1st Workshop for Radiation Hardness tests for Space Electronics and Photovoltaic in 2020

Gamma Irradiations - Examples

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