Title :
AGORFIRM, the AGOR facility for irradiations of materials
Author :
Van der Graaf, Emiel R. ; Ostendorf, Reint W. ; Van Goethem, Marc-Jan ; Kiewiet, Harry H. ; Hofstee, Mariet A. ; Brandenburg, S.
Author_Institution :
Kernfysisch Versneller Inst., Groningen, Netherlands
Abstract :
AGORFIRM is an activity of the KVI, a cyclotron laboratory in the Northern part of the Netherlands. Central in the institute is the superconducting cyclotron AGOR. AGORFIRM is a facility that uses a dedicated beam line of the AGOR cyclotron for irradiations with protons and carbon ions in air. The facility is on a regular basis available for radiation damage and radiobiology studies. This paper gives an overview of the facility, the various beams and services available and of recently conducted characterization measurements and modeling.
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; cyclotrons; radiation effects; superconducting devices; AGOR facility for irradiations of material; AGORFIRM; KVI; beam line; carbon ions; cyclotron laboratory; proton irradiation; radiation damage; radiobiology studies; superconducting AGOR cyclotron; Collimators; Laser beams; Monte Carlo methods; Particle beams; Protons; Radiation effects; Silicon; 12C; Bragg peak irradiations; Irradiation facility; protons; radiation hardness tests; solar flare simulation tests;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems (RADECS), 2009 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bruges
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0492-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0379-6566
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.2009.5994694