The ESTEC Co60 Facility is dedicated to Total Dose Irradiation (TID) tests on EEE components and materials.
The facility is primarily available to companies working for official ESA projects and activities. Other requests can also be handled under special arrangements.


How to request a TID irradiation test at the ESTEC Co60:

Customers planning to execute a TID test at the ESTEC Co60 Facility are requested to submit the form below.
Please try to complete all the fields: the information provided will give an overview of the type of test you are planning to perform.
You will be then contacted to review the requirements and schedule of the test.
Once the test plan is agreed between the parties the acceptance will be confirmed by e-mail.
General information on the facility are available on this web page (link to general information)
Availability of the facility is reported on this web page (link to calendar) For further enquiries please contact Co60.Facility.ESTEC@esa.int
Contact Details of Test Requester
For ESA funded activity
The support needed to operate the facility during irradiation will be charged against an internal ESA budget-line, which has to be provided beforehand by the Technical Officer of the activity.
Please be aware that the beam time request cannot be handled before the written approval of the Technical Officer and the project controller.
For non ESA funded activity
Please indicate ''Third party activity''
In this case we will provide you an initial ROM quotation for the execution of the test,if accepted a formal quotation will be provided to initiate the activity.
Parts and setup description
Devices under test
Info on DUTs
Setup information
Overall dimensions of the setup to be irradiated:
Special Handling Precautions
Please specify:
Please specify:
Irradiation test requirements
Irradiation Requirements:
Indicate the semiconductor material (or material) under test :
Please note that the dosimetry provided in the radiation test summary report will be referenced against water. For the material conversion factors refer to :http://www.nist.gov/pml/data/xraycoef/index.cfm
Total dose required on DUT (krad)
Requested Dose Rate (rad/min)
Please indicate if the dose rate
Scheduling:
Please indicate if the start date Please indicate if the end date
Supervision during the irradiation test phases:
Customer on site Action delegated to Co60 Facility personnel
Setup installation
Intermediate measurements
Setup removal
Annealing (Tamb 24h)
Ageing (100°C 168h )
Attachments
Please send an email to Co60.Facility.ESTEC@esa.int with the listed attachments.
Other info
Irradiation setup info
Please specify: