Radionuclide-Production and Maintenance

Cockcroft Walton pre-injector

The proton energy of 870 keV is obtained from the 60 keV extraction voltage at the ion source and the 810 keV DC acceleration of the Cockcroft-Walton accelerator. Around 800 keV is the maximum energy available from a DC high voltage accelerator based on air isolation.

Cockcroft-Walton accelerator

Injector-2 cyclotron for 72 MeV proton beams

The injector-2 itself is a ring cyclotron, but with 4 sector-magnets and with an extremely low injection energy of 870 keV. The 870 keV beam comes from the Cockcroft-Walton pre-injector.

72 MeV Cyclotron
Characteristics and values


• Injection ernergy: 870 keV (4.3% of light speed) 
• Extraction energy: 72 MeV (37.1% of light dpeed) 
• Beam current: 2.5 mA