Space radiation testing

HIAF operates Australia’s largest ion accelerator, housed in a tower on the ANU Acton campus. Image Credit: Yoshio Hinde HIAF tower at the Research School of Physics at the ANU Acton campus. [Image Credit: Yoshio Hinde] The accelerator is one of the three highest voltages accelerators of its type in the world. The accelerator is one of the three highest voltages accelerators of its type in the world. HIAF is suitable for a wide range of space radiation testing. HIAF is suitable for a wide range of space radiation testing.

The National Space Test Facility includes the space radiation testing capability of the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF). It hosts Australia’s highest energy ion accelerator which can be used to simulate the radiation environment found in space.

  • Beams of ions of nearly any element can be accelerated, with maximum energies dependent on the species (e.g., protons up 28 MeV, iron up to 200 MeV).
  • Suitable for testing device robustness, single event effects in electronics, energy loss in shielding materials, and space radiobiology.
  • Access to cutting-edge mechanical workshops and outstanding technical design capabilities for tailoring testing and experiments.

For more information, please contact the National Space Test Facility at NSTF@anu.edu.au.

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