Heavy Ion Facility (HIF)
irmp | Louvain-la-Neuve
The Cyclotron Resources Centre offers a cocktail of 9 ions with an energy of 9.3 MeV per nucleon which covers a large domain of LET and ranges.
On special request, a lithium beam with LET 0.35MeV/(mg/cm²) is also available.
The irradiations are made under vacuum.
The frame support is motorized in X, Y, Z direction in order to place the device under test (DUT) in front of the beam. The frame can also be tilted. Interchangeable flanges with different kind of electrical feedthroughs are available.
The CRC can also develop flange with new connectors on request.
Available particles inside the cocktail
| Ion | M/Q | Energy on device | Range on device | LET on device |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13C4+ | 3,25 | 133 | 276,2 | 1,2 |
| 22Ne7+ | 3,14 | 242 | 207,7 | 3,2 |
| 27Al8+ | 3,37 | 257 | 137,2 | 5,6 |
| 36Ar11+ | 3,27 | 365 | 119,3 | 9,7 |
| 53Cr16+ | 3,31 | 525 | 110,9 | 15,8 |
| 58Ni18+ | 3,22 | 607 | 106,8 | 19,9 |
| 84Kr25+ | 3,36 | 808 | 99,5 | 31,7 |
| 103Rh31+ | 3,32 | 1013 | 92,6 | 45,0 |
| 124Xe35+ | 3,54 | 1073 | 78,5 | 61,3 |
Beam parameters
The irradiation area has a square size of 30 x 30 mm and the homogeneity of ± 10 % is provided by a scanning magnet.
The flux of particles can be set from few ions/(s.cm²) up to 1.5E4 ions/(s.cm²).
The time to change from one ion to another is 15 min.
HIF flanges
See the list here
HIF User Guide
If you are a new user, please read this guide and its annexes.