[Sneap] looking for proton facility

[David C Ingram]

We can do from 400 keV to 2 MeV, and higher if needed.
David Ingram
ingram at ohio.edu
Edwards Accelerator Laboratory
Ohio University

At 12:43 PM 6/4/2009, you wrote:



>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
>
>
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>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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David C. Ingram (ingram at ohio.edu)
Director
Edwards Accelerator Laboratory
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University Terrace
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701-2979


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