Mikko Rossi and RADEF beam line

RADiation Effects Facility

RADEF, RADiation Effects Facility, is specialized in applied research related to nuclear and accelerator ­based technologies, to study of radiation effects in electronics and related materials.

RADiation Effects Facility

RADEF, RADiation Effects Facility, is specialized in applied research related to nuclear and accelerator ­based technologies, to study of radiation effects in electronics and related materials. RADEF officially became an ESA supported European Component Irradiation Facility (ECIF) in 2005. Since then irradiation tests have been carried out not only for ESA and the Euro­pean space industry, but also for other world leading space organizations, companies and universities (e.g. NASA, JAXA, CNES). The contract with ESA was again extended in 2023 and will continue till the end of 2027. RADEF offers wide variety of different sorts of radiations from gammas and electrons to protons and heavy ions for research. For these beams the RADEF group utilizes the LINAC electron accelerator, and combination of JYFL's ECR ion sources and K-130 cyclotron.

  • New 10 MeV/n cocktail is now available.
  • 107Ag-beam, in 16.3 MeV/n is now available.
  • See more information from Heavy-ion cocktails.

Apply for beam time, sending test equipment and for more information

Please contact:

Heikki Kettunen
Email: heikki.i.kettunen@jyu.fi 
Phone work: +358408054086 
Room: YFL 107

Sending packages/test equipment to RADEF:

Mikko Rossi
email: mikko.rossi@jyu.fi
+358504650156
University of Jyvaskyla/Department of Physics
Survontie 9D
40500 Jyvaskyla
Finland

RADiation Effects Facility overview

Overview of the RADiation Effects Facility.

Heavy-ion cocktails available at RADEF

RADEF specialty is high penetration heavy ion cocktail beams which are used for commercial services and academic research. The beams are called ion cocktails, because they are mixture of ions with almost the same mass to charge ratio.

Proton beams at RADEF

Main characteristics of energy proton beams at RADEF.

Linear electron accelerator

The RADEF linear electron accelerator is a recommissioned Varian Clinac® medical accelerator. It is located in its own enclosure within the RADEF cave.

Personnel

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