BCSI Products - Best 14p Cyclotron

BEST 14p Cyclotron - specifications

Type of Cyclotron

Negative hydrogen ion (H-)
Internal ion source, upgradeable
External ion source
Self shielded, Local shielded or Unshielded
Up to 4 extracted beams
Up to 4 external targets

Beam Current

100 µA with internal ion source
400 µA with external ion source

Beam Energy

14 MeV fixed energy extraction
Simultaneously dual beam extraction

Magnet

Magnet coil ................................................ ~100 kAT
Magnet weight .......................................... ~14 tons
Geometry ................................................... 4 Sector

RF System

Number of Dees ....................................... 2
Dee Voltage ............................................... 40 kV
RF frequency ............................................ 73 MHz, 4^th harmonic
Power required ........................................ 8 kW (nominal)
Energy gain per turn ................................. 160 keV

Vacuuum System

Base pressure ........................................... <1 x 10^-6 Torr
Operating pressure ................................... <8 x 10^-6 Torr
Pumps ......................................................... 2 diffusion pumps

Control System (Automated)

Computer system ...................................... Standard PC, Windows XP
Controllers .................................................. Siemens Industrial PC Modules
User console .............................................. Color Monitor
Interface ....................................................... Graphical user interface
Networking .................................................. Standard thin-wire ethernet hardware

External Production Targets

The cyclotron is supplied with two ¹⁸F production targets complete with loading and routing to the production hot cell. Targets for ¹⁸F, ¹¹C, ¹³N, ¹⁵O and ⁶⁴Cu are available.

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