Industrial Users
The facility has been used for more than a decade by a virtual Who’s Who of the semiconductor industry to simulate the potential failures posed by cosmic-ray-induced neutrons upon miniature electronic devices, such as chips that help control aircraft or complex integrated circuits in automobiles.
Industrial User Information
The Neutron and Nuclear Science (WNR) Facility welcomes proposals for beam time experiments from industry users. Proprietary and non-proprietary industrial projects are accepted for beam time.
Two of the Target 4 flight paths (4FP30L-A/ICE House and 4FP30R/ICE II) are used extensively for industry testing and research. These 2 flight paths provide a neutron spectrum very similar to that of neutrons produced in the atmosphere by cosmic rays but with a neutron flux a million times higher, depending on altitude. This large flux allows testing of semiconductor devices at greatly accelerated rates. Industry users are invited to contact Steve Wender, 505-667-1344 or LANSCE User Program Coordinator, Nina Roelofs to obtain further information on instruments, personnel, cost model and Proprietary User Agreements.
Industry researchers conducting non-proprietary research leading to publishable results in the open literature, can request beamtime like any other user. Proposals will be reviewed by the Program Advisory Committee (PAC) and accepted proposals will be offered beam time. Proprietary proposals must be submitted online but do not require review by the PAC. Use of a facility at LANSCE by a Proprietary User requires the user to pay full-cost recovery. Proprietary Users keep their results private.
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