New Goniometer at MIC

13.02.2024

The new 6-axis goniometer with cooling and heating capabilities was installed at the INSIBA vacuum chamber on the ERDA/RBS beam line of our tandem accelerator. The goniometer will enable us to align the samples with high precision such that ion channelling will take place inside single crystals. This will enable us to use ion beam techniques in channeling configuration to study the defects and location of light elements in crystal lattice, performed in the frame of DeHydroC project.

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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.