A European high-energy heavy-ion facility for electronics irradiation based at CERN: Concept Design Report
Abstract
This proposal presents a concept design for a European high-energy heavy-ion facility dedicated to electronics radiation-effects testing, directly addressing the critical challenges of global beam time shortages and energy limitations in existing facilities. Aligned with the HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-85 call under Horizon Europe's Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry, and Space), the facility will enhance European sovereignty in space technology by providing approximately 1,900 additional hours of heavy-ion beam time annually--a 50% increase in European capacity--and extending the accessible ion energy range up to 100 MeV/nucleon, significantly improving penetration capabilities for state-of-the-art electronics testing. The facility will leverage CERN's Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) synchrotron, integrating a dedicated extraction system, transfer line, and user experimental area. The project timeline includes a technical design study, followed by infrastructure and hardware production, installation, commissioning, and user operations. Funding will be secured through a collaborative framework involving CERN and the European Union, ensuring sustainable deployment and long-term operational success.
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BibTeX
@misc{garcia2026european,
title = {{A European high-energy heavy-ion facility for electronics irradiation based at CERN: Concept Design Report}},
author = {Edgar Cristopher Cortés García and Ruben García Alia and Matthew Alexander Fraser and Maciej Slupecki and Markus Widorski},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2608.26369},
eprint = {2608.26369},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26369},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - A European high-energy heavy-ion facility for electronics irradiation based at CERN: Concept Design Report
AU - Edgar Cristopher Cortés García
AU - Ruben García Alia
AU - Matthew Alexander Fraser
AU - Maciej Slupecki
AU - Markus Widorski
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/30
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2608.26369
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26369
AB - This proposal presents a concept design for a European high-energy heavy-ion facility dedicated to electronics radiation-effects testing, directly addressing the critical challenges of global beam time shortages and energy limitations in existing facilities. Aligned with the HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-85 call under Horizon Europe's Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry, and Space), the facility will enhance European sovereignty in space technology by providing approximately 1,900 additional hours of heavy-ion beam time annually--a 50% increase in European capacity--and extending the accessible ion energy range up to 100 MeV/nucleon, significantly improving penetration capabilities for state-of-the-art electronics testing. The facility will leverage CERN's Low Energy Ion Ring (LEIR) synchrotron, integrating a dedicated extraction system, transfer line, and user experimental area. The project timeline includes a technical design study, followed by infrastructure and hardware production, installation, commissioning, and user operations. Funding will be secured through a collaborative framework involving CERN and the European Union, ensuring sustainable deployment and long-term operational success.
ER -