[Sneap] looking for proton facility

[glass at louisiana.edu]

Andrew:

We can produce protons up to 4000 keV (1.7 MV Pelletron tandem) and have a 
large (18" diam x 6 " deep with a 6" tube centered below) chamber with 
several ports.  Also have a 12 diam x 12" chamber that could be used.

Gary

Gary A. Glass, Ph.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Sammie W. Cosper/BORSF Professor of Physics
Director, Louisiana Accelerator Center
P.O. Box 42410
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA 70404-2410
Tel:  337-482-1011
FAX:  337-482-6190
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From: "Roberts, Andrew D" <andrew.roberts at mnsu.edu>
To: "'Symposium of Northeastern Accelerator Personnel'" <sneap at tunl.duke.edu>
Sent: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:43:59 -0500
Subject: Re: [Sneap] looking for proton facility

> We don't have the full range, but could handle up to 400keV.  Maybe 
> someone else has a higher energy machine available?
> 
> Andy Roberts
> Department of Physics and Astronomy
> Minnesota State University, Mankato
> 
> Tel: +1(507)398-6998
> 
> ________________________________
> From: sneap-bounces at tunl.duke.edu [mailto:sneap-
> bounces at tunl.duke.edu] On Behalf Of Joy Stafford-Evans Sent: 
> Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:07 PM To: sneap at tunl.duke.edu Subject: 
> [Sneap] looking for proton facility
> 
> My company is building an electron and proton detector for an Air 
> Force satellite. We need a low energy proton source for calibration. 
> The instrument detects over an energy range of 30-2000 keV. We would 
> like to calibrate over as much of this range as possible. Our 
> maximum count rate is 2x10^5 particles per second.   The total 
> envelope of the instrument and vacuum compatible rotation stage is 9 
> x 8 x 9 inches. In space the instrument can differentiate between 
> particles coming in from different angles. To calibrate using a 
> fixed beam, we plan to rotate the instrument in relation to the beam.
> 
> We will be calibrating using an electron source at NIST in 
> Gaithersburg, MD. We are also building a higher energy range 
> instrument that we have calibrated at the Massachusetts General 
> Hospital Proton Therapy Center, but they are not able to provide the 
> low energy protons for this instrument.
> 
> Any leads on a facility with an external use program that has a 
> proton source that we could use for this calibration would be 
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> I have already contacted all the US facilities on the ELSA website,
>  and they are either higher energy or no longer available.  My 
> apologies for anyone on the U of Albany SNEAP forum that is see a 
> duplicate request.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Joy S. G. Stafford-Evans
> Senior Project Specialist / Mechanical Engineer
> 
> Physical Sciences, Inc.
> 
> 20 New England Business Center
> 
> Andover, MA 01810
> 
> P: 978-689-0003 x 8236
> 
> F: 978-689-3232
> 
> E: jse at psicorp.com
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