A secure measurement unit for an inspection system used in nuclear arms-control verification

被引:1
作者
Buhler, Fred N. [1 ]
Wehe, David K. [1 ]
Flynn, Michael P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Coll Engn, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
关键词
ADC; Information barrier; Nonproliferation; Arms control; WARHEAD VERIFICATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2020.164577
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Verification of arms control treaties may require information barriers to protect sensitive data acquired during the verification process. These information barriers are commonly implemented in software, but must store and operate on data that are vulnerable to attack and tampering. We present a new Secure Measurement Unit based on a modified pipeline SAR ADC architecture. The idea is to move the information barrier back into the digitization process so that prohibited data is never created. A prototype 65 nm CMOS Secure Measurement Unit (SMU) was tested using U-235, U-238, Co-60, Cs-137 and Am-241 sources. The prototype accurately digitized allowable signals while being immune to side-channel attacks on signals within preset forbidden regions.
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