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Pulsed High-power Laser Accelerators to Study radiation Hardening (PHLASH)

Department of DefenseDARPA

AI Overview

A compact laser-driven electron accelerator seeks to revolutionize radiation hardness testing for space electronics by generating high-energy electron beams in a small footprint. The technology aims to provide a more accessible, cost-effective alternative to large-scale accelerator facilities, enabling comprehensive single-event effect testing for microelectronic systems.

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Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Release Date
November 18, 2025
Due Date
March 4, 2026
Phase II Award
$1,800,000

Official Description

Microelectronic systems designed to operate in space must be tested to ensure they can function reliably in a high radiation environment [3]. Currently such tests are done at large, existing heavy-ion accelerator facilities that cannot meet demand [2]. While heavy ions represent the current gold-standard for single-event effect (SEE) testing [4], a new methodology using small packets of high-energy electrons interacting in a manner that makes them an equivalent surrogate for heavy ions is showin...

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