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Thermal Runaway Analysis
Overview
[Draft — edit me] Silicon sensors in the detector accumulate radiation damage over their operating lifetime, which changes their electrical behavior and can, under certain conditions, lead to thermal runaway. This analysis looks at that failure mode and how the detector's cooling and safety systems need to guard against it.
My Role
- [Draft — edit me] Analyzed thermal runaway risk in detector components as a function of radiation damage accumulated in silicon sensors over the detector's operating lifetime.
- [Draft — edit me] Evaluated failure scenarios and fed the results into the cooling system's thermal margins and the detector safety system's protection logic.
- [Draft — edit me] Proposed mitigation strategies to keep sensors within safe operating limits as radiation damage accumulates.