Accelerator Facilities
1. 3-SDH Tandem Accelerator From National Electrostatics Corporation
This accelerator was obtained from CalTech and is being professionally installed by NEC this Fall.
Properties:
- 1.0 MV Terminal Rating
- Alphatross Gas Ion Source
- RBS/Channeling Chamber
- Beam Chopper For Beam Normalization
- Performing NRA, PIXE, RBS, RFS, etc.
- Oxygen Detection Using 3.04 MeV He++
2. AN-400 Vand de Graaff From HVEC
This accelerator was originally at Georgetown University. It is rated at 400 kV but can achieve a terminal potential of 600 kV using SF6 insulating gas. It's vacuum and energy control system will eventually be upgraded and used for ion implantation, TOF-MEBS, and HIBS.
Properties:
- 400 kV Terminal Rating
- High Current RF Gas Ion Source
3. Data Acquisition
The accelerator facility contains a wide range of NIM electronics and detectors. PC based Canberra Multichannel Analyzers operating under Genie-2000 provide remote and local access to data acquisition in real time over both the TSU LAN and the Internet.
4. Building
The TSU accelerator facility is located on the second floor of TSU's new $28,000,000 science building. Data from the facility is connected to the Advanced Engineering Physics Lab for teaching larger groups. The facility is also connected to a state-of-the-art classroom for distance learning and video conferencing. The room provides compressed video to other Texas A&M System Campuses over the Trans-Texas Video Network (TTVN).