Radiation Testing and Hardening of the Close-In Recording System (CIRS).

Abstract

The relative merits, including sensitivity to normal tunnel-alcove radiation environments, of two alternative Close-In Recording System (CIRS) concepts have been evaluated. Radiation hardened versions of the 7912 and 519/SIT vidicon have been tested in the laboratory, at levels simulating environments encountered in the field. An optimized CIRS configuration, utilizing a hardened 7912, operates properly at the highest levels used, namely 2.5 - 3 rad absorbed dose. The 519 oscilloscope, by comparison, malfunctions at about 0.1 rad and the SIT vidicon at about 10 mrad, both due to direct target excitation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA055929

Entities

People

  • H. R. Kaiser
  • R. V. Smith

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Hardening
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Shielding
  • Recording Systems
  • Shielding
  • Tape Recorders
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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