Contact
Dr. Shavkat Akhmadaliev
c.akhmadaliev
hzdr.de
Phone: +49 351 260 3284
Ion Accelerators
High-energy ion beams can be used as precise tools for material analysis and for the modification of electrical, optical, magnetic, and other material properties on both microscopic and macroscopic scales. The main activities of the ion accelerator group include the operation and development of ion beam systems for material analysis and material modification, as well as scientific and technical support for advanced ion beam experiments (such as the development of new ion optical elements for laser accelerators, new ion implantation methods, and ion beam experiments for nuclear physics).
The Ion Beam Center operates three ion accelerators providing ion beams in the energy range from 150 keV to 60 MeV:
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2 MV Van de Graaff accelerator:
Single-ended accelerator for hydrogen and helium ion beams, mainly used for RBS measurements of solid and liquid samples as well as for PIXE analysis. -
3 MV Tandetron:
Tandem accelerator for ion implantation and ion beam analysis using a microbeam. -
6 MV Tandetron:
Tandem accelerator for ion beam analysis (RBS, c-RBS, NRA, ERDA, PIXE, and PIGE), external proton beam analysis, material modification, and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS).
Ion beams of almost all stable elements with masses between 1 and 197 can be provided at the tandem machines, except Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe. Ion beams of D, Be, certain rare earth metals and all radioactive elements are not provided at IBC.
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