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Contents 1 Berkeley Accelerator Space Effect Facility 2 Capabilities 2.1 Protons 2.2 Neutrons 3 Costs 4 Facility Information

Berkeley Accelerator Space Effect Facility

Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA
Web page: http://user88.lbl.gov/
Contact: Peggy McMahan 510-486-5980 or mailto:p_mcmahan@lbl.gov

Capabilities

• Proton beam from 1 to 55 MeV
• Neutron production through deuteron breakup.

Protons

• Proton energies from 1 to 55 MeV.
• Less than 1% energy spread (FWHM).
• Maximum beam current is 10 - 20 μA.
• Flux can be controlled from 100 to 10⁹ p/cm²-sec.
• User control of flux is available.
• Spot size up to 16 cm with 5% uniformity.
• Energy change via degrader or tuning requires 60 minutes.
• Dosimetry methods include ion chamber, scintillators and Faraday cup.
• Dosimetry calibrated using scintillator/FC.

Neutrons

• Quasi-monoenergetic neutrons produced by deuteron breakup.
• Energy spectrometry using time of flight and activation foil methods.
• Thermal neutrons with characterized spectrum.
• Neutron spectrum under development

Costs

• Cost is $1036 / hour.
• 1 hour minimum.
• Energy changes require up to 4 hours.

Facility Information

• Available 24 hours / day in 8 hour shifts.
• Available 104 days / year.
• Typical schedule lead time is 2 to 8 weeks.
• Nearest airport is Oakland, CA
• No access restrictions.
• Shipping & receiving available.
• Typical shipping lead time from non-US addresses is 2 weeks.
• Customs broker available.
• Support staff available.
• Storage for irradiated materials provided.