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PhD opportunity in Applied Physics – Space Radiation Effects at CERN

 Posted on April 28, 2025     2 min     366 words     Andreas Waets

The HEARTS project branch at CERN is looking for a motivated physicist/engineer to take part in the development of a space radiation effects laboratory using heavy ion beams for irradiating electronic components before they are used on board spacecraft.

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career  PhD  position  CERN 

EU project to boost Europe’s space radiation testing capabilities marks significant milestone

 Posted on December 16, 2024     7 min     1389 words     Thomas Brent

For two weeks in November, 10 companies and institutions were provided access to CERN’s new high-energy heavy ion irradiation facility to test electronics for use in space, with positive initial feedback from the users.

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HEARTS@CERN  CERN  Pilot  Test campaign  Users  Milestone 

CERN Heavy Ion Run

Live from CERN Control Centre

 Posted on November 3, 2023     1 min     86 words

The first heavy-ion run of the LHC Run3 just came to an end.

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CERN  LHC Run3  CHARM  HEARTS 

How to make CERN and GSI dosimetry comparable?

 Posted on May 15, 2023     3 min     458 words     Tim Wagner

In order to better compare their results, CERN and GSI have met in April to discuss and align their approach to high-energy heavy ion beam dosimetry.

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WP4  GSI  CERN  dosimetry 

HEARTS innovates to foster European access to space

 Posted on April 5, 2023     1 min     57 words     Antoine Le Gall

The EU-funded project HEARTS aims at providing access to high-energy heavy ion radiation testing facilities for space exploitation and space exploration.

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HEARTS  CERN  GSI  EU  space 
Please use this open-access publication to reference the HEARTS project:

R. García Alía et al., "The HEARTS EU Project and its Initial Results on Fragmented High-Energy Heavy Ion Single Event Effects Testing", in IEEE TNS, doi:10.1109/TNS.2025.3530502.

The HEARTS project is funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101082402, through the Space Work Programme of the European Commission.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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