Preliminary results of the Single Event Effect testing for the ULTRASAT sensors

Vlad D. Berlea*, Arooj Asif, Merlin F. Barschke, David Berge, Juan Maria Haces Crespo, Gianluca Giavitto, Shashank Kumar, Andrea Porelli, Nicola de Simone, Jason Watson, Steven Worm, Francesco Zappon, Adi Birman, Shay Alfassi, Amos Fenigstein, Eli Waxman, Udi Netzer, Tuvia Liran, Ofer Lapid, Viktor M. AlgranattiYossi Shvartzvald

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Abstract

ULTRASAT (ULtra-violet TRansient Astronomy SATellite) is a wide-angle space telescope that will perform a deep time-resolved all-sky survey in the near-ultraviolet (NUV) spectrum. The science objectives are the detection of counterparts to short-lived transient astronomical events such as gravitational wave sources and supernovae. The mission is led by the Weizmann Institute of Science and is planned for launch in 2026 in collaboration with the Israeli Space Agency and NASA. DESY will provide the UV camera, composed by the detector assembly located in the telescope focal plane and the remote electronics unit. The camera is composed out of four back-metallized CMOS Image Sensors (CIS) manufactured in the 4T, dual gain Tower process. As part of the radiation qualification of the camera, Single Event Effect (SEE) testing has been performed by irradiating the sensor with heavy ions at the RADEF, Jyvaskyla facility. Preliminary results of both Single Event Upset (SEU) and Single Event Latch-up (SEL) occurrence rate in the sensor are presented. Additionally, an in-orbit SEE rate simulation has been performed in order to gain preliminary knowledge about the expected effect of SEE on the mission.

Original languageEnglish
Article number169754
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume1068
Early online date19 Aug 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished Online - 19 Aug 2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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