Mandate of RME-SP

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Mandate of the CERN Radiation to Materials and Electronics Strategy Panel (RME-SP):

Context

The understanding and testing of radiation effects on electronics, materials and sensors is fundamental to upgrade existing accelerators and experimental detectors and to designing such systems for the future. CERN operates radiation test facilities that serve the whole community or a subset thereof. Presently the IRRAD and GIF++ facilities are operated by the EP department, the CHARM, Co-60 and CLEAR-VESPER facilities are run by the BE department and n_TOF NEAR facility by the SY Department. These facilities provide complementary radiation fields and target users from both the accelerator and technology sector, and from the research sector, as well as irradiation users and collaborators external to CERN. Irradiation is also performed outside CERN, either through collaborations at other laboratories or in commercially accessible installations.

The Radiation to Materials and Electronics Strategy Panel is à CERN-wide panel that ensures a coordinated and coherent approach to the study of radiation effects on materials, electronics, and sensors, including the testing and qualification of such components.
 

Mandate

The Radiation to Materials and Electronics Strategy Panel (RME-SP):

The RME-SP:

  • provides global guidelines for the characterization and qualification of radiation-tolerant materials and electronic systems for future projects.
     
  • maintains a common inventory of irradiation facilities and their operational schedules, along with contracts or collaboration agreements with external installations/partners.
     
  • endorses new radiation effects collaborations (e.g. ESA, ITER) and related EU projects (e.g. RADNEXT, HEARTS), ensuring relevance & compatibility with CERN's mission.
     
  • ensures that initial input is provided where required to future accelerator and detector studies for considerations and constraints related to radiation effects on electronics and materials.
     
  • develops and maintains a roadmap for future irradiation requirements, assessing the need to adapt the in-house radiation facilities, and the opportunities for the development or use of new irradiation facilities both internally and externally.
     
  • ensures that a process is in place for the publication and sharing of irradiation results disseminating specific irradiation test results it deems to be of general interest.

Organization

The strategy panel holds quarterly meetings, organising additional discussions with other CERN stakeholders when necessary.
 

Reporting

The strategy panel reports to ATS and EP management.