Hardening Approach to Use CMOS Image Sensors for Fusion by Inertial Confinement Diagnostics

Abstract : A hardening method is proposed to enable the use of CMOS image sensors for Fusion by Inertial Confinement Diagnostics. The mitigation technique improves their radiation tolerance using a reset mode implemented in the device. The results obtained evidence a reduction of more than 70% in the number of transient white pixels induced in the pixel array by the mixed neutron and $gamma$ -ray pulsed radiation environment.