The Groningen Cyclotron at Demokritos Athens Anastasios Lagoyannis Tandem Accelerator Laboratory N.C.S.R. Demokritos
Outline N.C.S.R. Demokritos The Tandem @ I.N.P. P. Basic Infrastructure - Research Interests PAPAP The 250 kev Accelerator The Groningen cyclotron OR Who? Where? Why?
N.C.S.R. Demokritos The National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos is situated on the foot of Mount Hymittus at the outskirts of Aghia Paraskevi, a suburb of Athens, and is about 12km to the north from downtown Athens and close to the airport.
N.C.S.R. Demokritos : Structure National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos Consists of 5 Institutes (formerly 8) : Informatics and Telecommunications Biosciences and Applications Nuclear and Radiological Sciences, Energy, Technology and Safety (Institute of Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection + Radioisotopes and Radiodiagnostic Products) Advanced Materials, Physicochemical Processes, Nanotechnology & Microsystems (Institutes of Materials Science + Microelectronics + Physical Chemistry) Nuclear and Particle Physics (Institute of Nuclear Physics + KM3)
N.C.S.R. Demokritos : Data 60.000 sq meters Campus 55.500 sq meters Building Area Approx. 200 researchers and 500 technicians and administration NCSR-D hosts research infrastructures unique in the country: 5 MW Nuclear Research Reactor (I.N.S.) 5.5 MV TANDEM Accelerator (I.N.P.P.) 250 kv High-current single-stage Accelerator (I.N.P.P.) 17 MeV Cyclotron (to be installed)
The 5.5 MV VdG Tandem accelerator @ I.N.P.P. Basic Research Program (35%): Nuclear Astrophysics Nuclear Reactions Applied Research Program (65%): Materials Cultural Heritage Environment Detector R&D for CERN From 1/2012 an Independent International Program Advisory Committee takes over Chair: Prof. Muhsin Harakeh (KVI, Netherlands) First beam delivered in March 1973. Major upgrades during 2005-2007 (Αριστεία, 150 k ) and 2009-2011 (funds by FP7/REGPOT LIBRA project, 700 k ) Open access to more then 40 external users from almost all Greek Universities and Europe (10 MoU signed) Supports various projects funded by: FP7, ESA & EFDA/Fusion Funding attracted during the last 5 years 2,5 M Education (2005-today): 26 Diplomas, 6 Master s, 11 PhD Unique installation in Greece, one of the few now available in Europe Total investment: 10 M (scientific infrastructure) + 12 M (building with shielding)
The 5.5 MV VdG Tandem accelerator @ I.N.P.P.
The 5.5 MV VdG Tandem accelerator @ I.N.P.P.
external beam μ-pixe Atomic physics neutron irradiations Experimental Halls d-filled gas-cell γ - calorimetry Tritiated Ti-target (rotating) 0-degree Auger Spectrom. multipurpose Charged-particle induced X rays RBS, NRA, ERDA 4 HPGe detect. array γ - spectrometry scattering chamber charged-part. irradiations 9
Basic Experimental Tools
Basic Experimental Tools: Recent Upgrades External beam setup (analysis of large samples on air cultural heritage objects & biological samples) Nuclear micro-probe (beam spot on sample 1 μm ) dedicated to the analysis of cultural heritage objects, biological samples, aerosol filters etc.
PAPAP: A high-current low-energy accelerator 1991-92: funded by IN2P3 & INSU ( 2/3) and INP/NCSRD ( 1/3) Main goal: the solar neutrino-flux problem 7 Be(p,γ) 8 Β reaction F. Hammache et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 928 (1998)
PAPAP: A high-current low-energy accelerator PAPAP arrived in Demokritos in 2009
The Groningen Cyclotron @ I.N.P.P.
The Groningen Cyclotron @ I.N.P.P. Radionuclides Nuclear reaction Half-life (min) Oxygen-15 14 N(d,n) 15 O 2 Nitrogen-13 16 O(p,a) 13 N 10 Carbon-11 14 N(p,a) 11 C 20.4 Fluorine-18 18 O(p,n) 18 F 110 Scanditronix MC17 Cyclotron Target system Source position possibility for 64 Cu (12.8 h), 76 Br (16 h), 124 I (4.18d) Scanditronix MC-17F Specifications ION BEAM ENERGY (MeV/u) Current (μα) Protons (p) 17 > 50 Deuterons (d) 8.5 >50 Existing basic infrastructure (small accelerator building) 1,40 m thick concrete walls for 4 halls (2 levels) Program (INP in collaboration with IRRP and Inst. Biology) 1. PET production 2. R&D in Radiolabelling 3. Materials Irradiations