A Low Energy Branch in Construction at MIC

03.07.2023

Currently, the Micro Analytical Centre (MIC) can supply only MeV beams produced by a 2MV tandem accelerator to experimental stations. To widen the research possibilities, a low energy branch is now being built after the ion sources and just before entering the tandem accelerator. It will add to the existing facility the capability of supplying keV ion beams to the experimental stations for ion implantation, simulations of the solar wind, ion-optics commissioning and studies of ion-gas interactions. The details can be found here.

The schematic top-view of the accelerator with the new branch:

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20. november 2024

Details of the extremely successful testing of advanced detectors at the accelerator in Cologne

At the end of October, the F2 department staff participated in the test of the HISPEC-10 detector setup at the 10MV tandem accelerator of the Institute for Nuclear Physics IKP (German: Institut für Kernphysik) at the University of Cologne.

28. october 2024

The IAEA workshop successfully conducted

The IAEA workshop at the MIC premises was very effective. Advanced training of young researchers on ion beam analysis techniques and their applied use took place both theoretically and practically.

22. october 2024

Analyzes of Binding Forms of Calcium in Wheat Grains

At the XRF beamline of the Elettra synchrotron the analyzes of calcium binding forms in wheat grains containing different concentrations of calcium was performed. The binding forms affect the level of calcium bioavailability from wheat flour and wheat products.