Mission radiation planning
Definition of mission environments, orbit assumptions, shielding assumptions, mission duration, radiation drivers, and parts-level risk areas.
Radiation Effects, and Space Environment Assurance
Radiation Effects and Space Environment Assurance
COSMIAC supports radiation effects analysis, testing, and mitigation for space and defense systems, including mission planning, part selection, TID, SEE, prompt dose, neutron and combined-effects testing, radiation environment modeling, and system-level survivability assessment.
This thrust builds on a long COSMIAC history of radiation effects design, testing, and mitigation for commercial electronics, spacecraft systems, and mission-critical hardware.
Linear accelerator testing of space components.
Understanding component and system behavior in radiation environments
Radiation effects and space environment assurance are essential for spacecraft, defense electronics, communications systems, payloads, and mission-critical hardware. COSMIAC provides radiation effects expertise that helps partners understand how electronic components and systems may respond to natural and man-made radiation environments.
This thrust includes mission radiation planning, part selection, test planning, system response modeling, terrestrial source testing, orbital testing research, component screening, shielding considerations, and environmental risk assessment.
Focus areas
- Mission radiation planning
- Part selection and component screening
- Total ionizing dose and single-event effects
- Prompt dose, neutron, gamma, x-ray, and combined effects
- System response modeling and survivability assessment
- Radiation test interpretation and reporting
Capabilities
Radiation-aware support from early mission planning through test execution, analysis, and system-level recommendations.
Part selection and screening
Radiation-aware component selection, COTS part screening, susceptibility review, and identification of candidate test articles.
Radiation test planning
TID, SEE, prompt dose, neutron, flash x-ray, gamma, LINAC, and combined-effects testing using appropriate facilities and methodologies.
System response modeling
Modeling and simulation of component and subsystem responses to radiation environments to understand risk drivers and mitigation paths.
Space environment risk assessment
Integration of radiation analysis with thermal, vibration, environmental test planning, mission assurance, and prototype readiness.
Data interpretation and reporting
Decision-ready engineering outputs, susceptibility summaries, risk matrices, test reports, and next-step recommendations.
Flash x-ray testing of solar panels.
Environmental test capability supporting space environment assurance.
Assess radiation risk before mission exposure.
Work with COSMIAC on radiation planning, component review, test support, and system-level survivability assessment.
