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Idaho Accelerator Home Facilities and Capabilities

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    Key Capabilities:
  • Ten operating accelerators
  • Instrumentation and mechanical fabrication support
  • Radiography, tomography, and nuclear techniques for nondestructive assay
  • Instrument and radiation detector testing for national security needs
  • Radiation effects in biological and electronic systems
  • Experienced nuclear physics and nuclear science support
  • Compton Backscatter Mono-energetic x-ray source
30 MeV short pulse LINAC
44 MeV short pulse LINAC


Floorplan of the IAC

    Testing Experience:
  • Development and demonstration of an accelerator based systems for detection of shielded Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) and other fissile materials
  • Extensive photon and neutron dosimetry expertise
  • Customized radiation detection system development
  • Customized accelerator systems development
  • Radiation effects testing of parts for national laboratory and private industry customers
  • Commercialization of R&D through private sector spin-offs
  • Development of radiographic tomography for munitions inspection
  • Development of positron based for materials defect detection in bulk
    Support Personnel :
  • Long standing partnership between the INL and other national laboratories
  • Permanent staff/faculty of 8 Ph.D's
  • Many students-in-training through the Ph. D.
  • Professional staff of 6 engineers
  • Postdoctoral Researchers (typically 6 or more)
    Support Instrumentation and Services:
  • Calibrated 20 GHz sampling scope
  • Multi-parameter data acquisition systems
  • Calibrated PIN diodes for radiation effects
  • Full suite of nuclear instrumentation
  • Mechanical and electronic design and fabrication capabilities


   Idaho Accelerator Center
   1500 Alvin Ricken Drive
   Pocatello, ID 83201 		       Phone: (208) 282-5877
   Fax: (208) 282-5878

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