1. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 1 / 10 Upgrading to a GIF++

2. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 2 / 10 The Gamma Irradiation Facility in hall 190

3. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 3 / 10 Lateral collimator window Irradiator The irradiator, lateral collimator and lead filters.

4. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 4 / 10 Tight floor space inside the bunker

5. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 5 / 10 50% more space to maneuver large detectors  Short installation time Use short cables (15m)  Single or multiple source ( 137 Cs or 60 Co ) (0.7, 7 or 14 TBq)  Have the same lead curtains with more powerful motors High energy Beam (200 GeV) Cosmic triggering by 2 RPCs (outside the blockhouse)  * TTC or BST or GMT Monitoring of local climatic conditions Status of wishes for GIF++ * Timing, Trigger and Control (TTC), Beam Synchronous Timing (BST), General Machine Timing (GMT)

6. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 6 / 10

7. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 7 / 10

8. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 8 / 10

9. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 9 / 10

10. Gamma Irradiation Facility RFortin_163726 PH-DT-DI GIF Users Meeting April 30, 2009 Richard G. Fortin 10 / 10 Amersham Switzerland (GE Health care )(US): http://www.gehealthcare.com/usen/index.html Cegelec (FR): http://www.ndt.cegelec.com/pages/fr/activites/appareillages/g ammagraphie/gammagraphie.asp Nordion (CA): http://www.nordion.net/ Gamma Service Medical (DE): http://www.gamma-medical.de/index_en.html Potential candidates for the supply of the next Irradiator: