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Radiation Effects Testing Services

ATI is the operator of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) West Coast Facility (WCF), providing nuclear weapons effects (NWE), space effects, and R&D testing services for Government and commercial users.

Scheduling and Testing Needs

For inquiries or scheduling and testing needs, please contact:

Peter Sincerny: Peter.Sincerny@fisica.com

Tyler Daykin: Tyler.Daykin@fisica.com

DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA)

West Coast Facility

Five simulators provide a wide range of high dose rate X-ray and gamma ray environment testing services for U.S. customers with equipment that has U.S. Government radiation hardness requirements.

Test Services supported by Fisica technical staff include:
• Pre-test assessment of customer requirements and recommendations for the appropriate simulator
• Test object(s) and data acquisition system set up
• Simulator operation and radiation output data collection
• Providing test data to the customer

WCF Trifold

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Short Pulse Gamma (SPG)

• Gamma and electron beam simulator
• Produces up to 20 shots/day
• Short pulse is optimized for minimum dose to satellite electronics with high dose rate
• Low jitter command fire capable

Pulserad 1150

• Longer pulse gamma ray simulator
• Produces up to 15 shots/day
• Can be operated in a variable pulse width mode
• Also has a high energy electron beam mode for high dose rate materials testing

Modular Bremsstrahlung Source (MBS)

• High-fidelity, warm X-ray simulator
• Produces up to 12 shots/hour
• Radiation pulse width and rise time are adjustable over limited ranges

Quad Eagle

• Largest simulator at the DTRA West Coast Facility
• Nominal operation is 2 shots/day
• Very high peak electrical power
• High dose rate over a large range of test areas
• Spectral range capabilities from UV to hot X-rays
• Electron beam capabilities
• Low command fire jitter

Pithon

• Simulates warm and hot X-rays
• Produces up to 3 shots/day
• Electron beam or an ion beam mode also available

Disclaimer: Fisica Applied Technologies, Inc. was established in 2024 following the acquisition of the ATI, Randtron, and Datron businesses from L3Harris Technologies.

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