University of Groningen
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Translational Research Centres
Nuclear Research Facilities
Space Environment Test Facilities
Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Mathematics
We perform radiation hardness testing of electronics components for science and industry using both protons up to 190 MeV and heavier ions. A heavy ion cocktail at 30 MeV/amu with ions up to 129Xe is available; a cocktail at about 15 MeV/amu up to Pb or Bi is under development
We perform high accuracy irradiations with protons and heavier ions up to oxygen for radiobiology research. Currently a new facility for image guided small animal irradiations is under development. This facility will be equipped with an X-ray micro-CT at the irradiation position. Irradiations can be performed with proton and helium beam of variable energy (protons up to 190 MeV; helium up to 90 MeV/amu) using various irradiation modalities including pencil beam scanning; scattered beam; grid irradiations with min-beams; flash irradiations at dose rates in excess of 100 Gy/s