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
