BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility Particle accelerators are used for materials analysis Jointly operated by Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry and Biochemistry BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility Particle accelerators are used for materials analysis Jointly operated by Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry and Biochemistry An important research facility to the college and to the university
BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility Particle accelerators are used for materials analysis Jointly operated by Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry and Biochemistry BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility Particle accelerators are used for materials analysis Jointly operated by Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry and Biochemistry An important research facility to the college and to the university By replacing the existing accelerators, we will be able to increase capability and productivity while occupying about 1/3 of the current floor space.
Current BYU Accelerator Facilities 4 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator Built in sq. ft. floor space Needs renovation to be useful
Current BYU Accelerator Facilities 4 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator Built in sq. ft. floor space Needs renovation to be useful Neutron detector development Rutherford Backscattering (near-surface depth profiling) Two M.S. Theses One Ph.D. Dissertation
Current BYU Accelerator Facilities 2 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator Built in sq. ft. floor space Down for repair 50% of the time Trace element analysis Particle-Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) Particle-Induced -ray Emission (PIGE) External Beam PIXE
Current BYU Accelerator Facilities 2 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator Built in sq. ft. floor space Down for repair 50% of the time Trace element analysis Particle-Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) Particle-Induced -ray Emission (PIGE) External Beam PIXE Six M.S. theses Ten Ph.D. dissertations Fifty-two publications 1990 Maeser Research Award 1999 Award We employ 5-7 undergraduate and 1-2 graduate students
Current BYU Accelerator Facilities 2 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator Built in sq. ft. floor space Down for repair 50% of the time Trace element analysis Particle-Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) Particle-Induced -ray Emission (PIGE) External Beam PIXE Six M.S. theses Ten Ph.D. dissertations Fifty-two publications 1990 Maeser Research Award 1999 Award Employ 5-7 undergraduate and 1-2 graduate students Current collaborations with Delbert Eatough, air particulates Larry St. Clair, lichens Marvin Kuchar, Egyptian mummies
Proposed BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility 6 MeV Pelletron Accelerator 1100 sq. ft. floor space Neutron detector development Rutherford Backscattering PIXE PIGE External Beam PIXE Ion implantation Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA, for hydrogen and light elements) Microbeam PIXE (trace element scans with one micron resolution) Scanning Transmission Ion Microscopy (STIM, density scans)
Proposed BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility 6 MeV Pelletron Accelerator 1100 sq. ft. floor space Neutron detector development Rutherford Backscattering PIXE PIGE External Beam PIXE Ion implantation Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA) Microbeam PIXE Scanning Transmission Ion Microscopy (STIM) Of probable interest to: geology biology engineering Museum of Art anthropology etc. Complements electron microscopy and x-ray fluorescence facilities Fish otolith