Facilities

Tandem Accelerator

Manufacturer: General Ionex

Model: 3 MV

Techniques: RBS, PIXE, NRA, PIGE

*Operated by IPFN

Van der Graaff Accelarator

Manufacter: High Voltage Engineering Europe (HVEE)​

Model: AN-2500 Type-A 2.5MV

Available techniques: RBS, PIXE, NRA, Channeling, ERDA​

*Operated by IPFN

Implanter

Manufacter: Danfysik

Model: serie 1090

210 kV

Temperature range: 77 K up to 1273 K​

Temperature range: 20×20 cm²

In situ RBS analysis (using the van de Graaff accelerator) is available​

Ball Milling

Manufacturer: POWTEQ (Beijing Grinder Intrument Co, Ltd)​

Model: BM40​

No. of grinding stations: 4​

Maximum material feed size < 10 mm (depends on the volume of the grinding jar)

Final fineness (Final size) < 0.1 µm

Speed ratio 1: -2.2​

Speed (sun wheel): 30 - 400 rpm​

Effective sun wheel diameter: 360 mm​

Diferential Thermal Analysis

Manufacturer: Seteram instrumentation

Model: SETSYS Evolution

Temperature range: Ambient temperature up to 1600ºC

Scanning rate: 0.01°C up to 100 °C/min

Available working atmospheres: Vacuum, Inert gas (Ar)

DTA resolution: 0.4 µV

Crucible material: Al₂O₃

Polish Machine

Glove box

Furnaces

Temperature range: Ambient temperature up to 1200ºC​

Available working atmospheres: Vacuum

X-ray Diffraction

Manufacturer: Bruker AXS

Model: D8 Discovery

X-ray tube: Cu anode X-ray tube (KFL Cu 2K X-ray tube) (Kα₁ - 0.1540562 nm)​

40 KV, 40 mA

Detector: Scintilator Counter​

Horizontal Goniometer- Motorized sample stage – Axes/degrees of freedom: X, Y, Z, Zeta (z), Chi (c), Phi (f)​​

*Operated by IPFN