Industrial applications of the beam
Short overview for industrial applications
GANIL is an interdisciplinary large-scale facility for French and European communities. Its main goal is to furnish heavy ion beams for fundamental researches in nuclear physics and interdisciplinary researches in atomic and molecular physics. Nevertheless, these beams are also available under certain conditions for applied physics and industrial applications. Another laboratory, the CIRIL (part of the CIMAP, dedicated to the research with GANIL beams), is located on the Campus Jules Horowitz, very closed to the GANIL, and these two laboratories are working together to promote these utilizations of the GANIL beam.
All irradiation places are usable for feasibility and tests, while the cave G4, with its beam line G41, is equipped for industrial usage, in two main domains:
Available beams
A wide variety of beams are available at GANIL; the next picture shows the different LET possibilities which can be reached at GANIL, vs energy range.
The most commonly used beams for industrial applications are Krypton (10.5 MeV/u), Xenon (7.6 MeV/u,; 35 MeV/u; 50 MeV/u) and Lead (29 MeV/u); but every GANIL beam can be used in the cave G4.
Energy range capabilities
Four energy ranges are available at GANIL for different types of applications. The corresponding irradiation chambers or devices are available in different buildings or caves:
| Range | Emplacement | Energy |
| very low energy | ARIBE (Hall D) | up to 30 keV/u |
| low energy | IRRSUD | 0,3-1 MeV/u |
| medium energy | Cave D1 or Cave G4 | 4-13 MeV/u |
| high energy | Cave D1 or Cave G4 | 24-95 MeV/u |
Experimental areas layout
Beam schedule for industrial applications
The demand for GANIL beams is very high. For research, every project is submitted to Program Advisory Council (PAC), which meets twice a year. Nevertheless, such a procedure couldn't satisfy the needs of the industrial users. A solution was choosen in 2002: the beam schedule at GANIL is splitted in four runs. A time slot is then reserved in each of these runs for industrial applications. The choice of the dates is made in collaboration between users and GANIL beam coordinator.
The forecast schedule for 2010 is:
| Run | Date | Beam | Application |
| Run 1 | 2010/05/10 | Kr 60 MeV/u | test of electronics devices |
| Run 2 | 2010/06/08
2010/06/16 | Xe 50 MeV/u & Xe 7,6 MeV/u | test of electronics devices & microporous membranes |
| Run 3 | september or october 2010 | Pb 27 MeV/u | test of electronics devices & microporous membranes |
| Run 4 | november or december 2010 | Xe 50 MeV/u & Xe 7,6 MeV/u | test of electronics devices & microporous membranes |
Time slots for 2010 are not entirely assigned; some hours are to be defined
Please, contact us asap, in case of interest, for scheduling in 2010.
Access conditions for industrial applications
Please, send an e-mail to Technology Transfer Office
Financial conditions, quotations
GANIL beam schedule is divided in "Unit of Time" (UT), of eight hours. It is the smallest time slot which can be allocated. The hourly price of the beam access is re-evaluated every year (energy, fluids, manpower...).
For each industrial run, a fixed price contract of one UT is invoiced for beam preparation and calibration. If a energy change is required,the corresponding time will be invoiced.
A quotation is sent to the customer; the signed form must be returned two months before the beam time.
