DPHY - Technical resources

Characterisation resources

• JONAS - Ionospheric simulation chamber for the study of satellite/plasma interactions
• PHEDRE - Evaluation of the charge/discharge of dielectric materials in an electron beam
• SIRENE - Equipment for studying surface charge and internal charge
• NAUTILUS - Irradiation site for electronic space components
• SEMIRAMIS - Irradiation chamber for materials applications
• BALLONS - Balloon systems test laboratory
• IDEFIXe - Mechanism for studying erosion due to electric propulsion and induced contamination
• VESTA - Transport and transfer system for samples with no secondary vacuum loss
• GEODUR: High-energy electrons for the internal charge and other effects (on materials or electronics)
• DEESSE - Fine characterisation of secondary electron emission (yield, spectrum)
• SPIDER - Long-term relaxation & STRASS - Transfer system
• COPHOS - Contamination, synergy between UV and contamination
• MIRAGE - Irradiation chamber for materials and components applications
• SPECTRO - Laboratory for analysis and measurement of thermo-optical properties of materials
• AXEL - Set of Accelerators feeding SEMIRAMIS, MIRAGE and GEODUR chambers (and these chambers themselves)
• HACROPOL: High Altitude Cosmic Ray ONERA/Pic-du-Midi Observatory Laboratory
• CIRIL - Irradiator with low-activity sources
• MILGA & MEGA - Gamma irradiation bunkers
• CELESTE - UHV chamber equipped with electron gun, ions source and Faraday cage

Simulation codes

• SALAMMBÔ-Earth - Calculation code for studying the dynamics of the Earth's electron and proton radiation belts
• SALAMMBÔ-Giant Planets - calculation code for studying the dynamics of the proton radiation belts of the giant planets
• GEANT4 - Particle-material interaction
• IPODE - Environment measurements database
• IPSAT - Environment measurements processing and analysis interface
• COMOVA - Physical model of physical contamination
• CSiPI - Physical model of ionic pulverisation
• COMPEX - Extraction of contamination parameters from characterisation test
• SPIS - Simulation of plasma-satellite interactions
• OSMOSEE - Physical model of secondary emission
• MUSCA SEP3 - Multi-scale modelling of SEE in digital components
• VISA - Help interface for development of GEANT4 applications
• ACDC - Dose modelling in thick oxides
• McSOLAR - Modelling the response of multi-junction solar cells in environment, prediction of dark currents of imagers
• Prediction of dark currents for imagers

FPA unit:

• Grifon test bench
• B61 vacuum chamber

CMT unit (likely to be 4 pages):

• PLATINE cleanroom (80m², Class 10,000)
  • Evaporation bench (PLASSYS)
  • DRIE etching bench (STS)
  • Double-sided insulator/aligner (EVG)
  • Chemical machining bench
  • Optical profilometer (FOGALE NANOTECH)
  • Raman microscope (RENISHAW)
  • Probes measurement bench

• Grey room dedicated to thin films (80m², Class 10,000)
  • 2 RF diode sputtering benches (ALCATEL/PLASSYS)
  • Mass spectrometer (HIDDEN)
  • Search coil characterisation laser bench

• Inertial characterisation resources:
  • Precision rotary table in climate chamber (IXMOTION)
  • Shaker (BRUEL & KJAER)

• Software resources:
  • Finite element simulations (OOFELIE, SAMCEF)
  • Electronic simulations (CADENCE, XILINX)

IEA unit:

• MICROSCOPE scientific mission center
• ISO7 cleanroom
• Ultrasonic machining tool
• Metrology laboratory (Duramax 3D measuring machine, Mahr roughness measuring unit, Heidenhaim measurement columns, SIP calibration bench)
• Anti-earthquake pendulum

SLM unit:

• GIRAFE+CASSIS
• SOLAIRE laboratory