Radiation Tests of Rasniks at NEPTUNE LAB, UCLA

May 1998

Two types of cameras (CCD and CMOS) are being irradiated with x-rays to see the effects of radiation during datataking and the cumulative effect of radiation damage. We hope to get up to 100 kRads. We have not yet calibrated the source.

We have also placed the lens (plastic), the IR filter (glass) and the coded mask (fused silica) in the line of fire.

We have placed these items in the stray X-rays in the electron source at UCLA's Neptune Lab with the help of Jamie Rosenzweig and Kip Bishofberger.

Kip places the camera next to the source.

David says goodbye.

The DAQ system.

Kip turns on the Megawatt Klystron.

Output of the camera in the Neptune Control Room.
About once per second we could see a little white speckle due to an x-ray, nothing serious.

Stay tuned for pictures from the fried camera.

Thanks to Kip Bishofberger and Jamie Rosenzweig of UCLA's Advanced Accelerators Group for all the help!