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BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility

BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility. BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility. 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.

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BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility

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  1. BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility 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 • Particle accelerators are used for materials analysis • Jointly operated by Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry and Biochemistry

  2. BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility BYU Ion Beam Analysis Facility 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. • Particle accelerators are used for materials analysis • Jointly operated by Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry and Biochemistry

  3. Current BYU Accelerator Facilities • 4 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator • Built in 1946 • 2700 sq. ft. floor space • Needs renovation to be useful

  4. Current BYU Accelerator Facilities • 4 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator • Built in 1946 • 2700 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

  5. Current BYU Accelerator Facilities • 2 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator • Built in 1966 • 1300 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

  6. Current BYU Accelerator Facilities • 2 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator • Built in 1966 • 1300 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

  7. Current BYU Accelerator Facilities • 2 MeV Van de Graaff Accelerator • Built in 1966 • 1300 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

  8. 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)

  9. 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

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