The Complex Irradiation Facility at DLR-Bremen
Thomas Renger, Maciej Sznajder, Andreas Witzke, Ulrich Geppert

TL;DR
The paper introduces the Complex Irradiation Facility (CIF) at DLR-Bremen, a versatile laboratory for simulating space radiation effects on materials, rocks, and biological tissues, aiding research in space environment degradation.
Contribution
It presents the design, setup, and capabilities of the new CIF, enabling simultaneous multi-source irradiation for comprehensive space environment simulation.
Findings
Facility successfully tested and operational
Allows simultaneous irradiation with three light sources
Supports bombardment with electrons and protons up to 100 keV
Abstract
All material exposed to interplanetary space conditions are subject to degradation processes. For obvious reasons there is a great interest to study these processes for materials that are used in satellite construction. However, also the influence of particle and electromagnetic radiation on the weathering of extraterrestrial rocks and on organic and biological tissues is the research topic of various scientific disciplines. To strengthen the comprehensive and systematic investigation of degradation processes a new laboratory, the complex irradiation facility (CIF), has been designed, set up, tested, and put into operation at the DLR-Institute of Space Systems in Bremen (Germany). The CIF allows the simultaneous irradiation with three light sources and with a dual beam irradiation system for the bombardment of materials with electrons and protons having energies up to 100 keV. It is…
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Taxonomy
TopicsGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies · Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry · Radiation Effects in Electronics
