Notes for Meeting : Dec 15th

Cable Irradiation Study

Irradiation

Three 150mm cables, labelled 1, 2, and 3 were measured, irradiated, then measured again. The radiation doses were:-

Cable Radiation dose
1 9.5^14 p/cm2
2 1.7^14 p/cm2
3 2.7^14 p/cm2


Results

Broken strips

1 microamp was applied along the strips. The voltage was limited to 1V.

Cable Strips Before irradiation After irradiation
1 1 to 33 Not broken Not broken
2 1 to 33 Not broken Not broken
3 1 to 33 Not broken Not broken

Shorted strips

1V was applied between the strips. The current was limited to 1 microamp.

Cable Strips Before irradiation After irradiation
1 1 to 32 Not shorted Not shorted
2 1 to 32 Not shorted Not shorted
3 1 to 32 Not shorted Not shorted

Strip resistance

The strips were numbered A, B, C, 1 to 128, and Z.

Resistances were measured at 100mA.

Cable Strip Before irradiation After irradiation
1 B 8.9 8.3
1 C 8.5 8.5
1 1 27.6 28.1
1 2 27.4 27.9
1 3 28.5 27.7
2 B 9.4 7.9
2 C 8.3 7.8
2 1 30.3 28.6
2 2 27.2 27.5
2 3 27.3 27.6
3 B 8.6 8.2
3 C 8.4 8.1
3 1 30.6 30.6
3 2 29.0 29.4
3 3 29.2 29.6

Strip capacitance

Cable Before irradiation After irradiation
1 0.47pF/cm 0.47pF/cm
2 0.47pF/cm 0.47pF/cm
3 0.47pF/cm 0.47pF/cm

High-voltage breakdown

Before irradiation, the voltage was applied to strip C with strip B held at ground.

After irradiation, the voltage was applied to strip C with strips B and 1 held at ground.

Cable Voltage Before irradiation After irradiation
1 100 0.1 nA
1 200 0.3nA
2 100 0.4 nA
2 200 1.0nA
3 100 0.4 nA
3 200 0.8nA