Facilities and Instruments
ANSTO makes its nuclear science and engineering facilities available to the research community and industry through peer-reviewed, collaborative and commercial arrangements.
Find links to some of ANSTO's most commonly sought-after research instruments. Please note that this list is not comprehensive and visit the user access page if you require more information or assistance in accessing ANSTO facilities.
Major facilities and instruments
- ANSTO LifeSciences capabilities and facilities include expertise in bio-analytics, the impact of external radiation on living matter, the development and application of radiotracers, and in PET and SPECT imaging.
| Bragg Institute Instruments | Environmental Research facilities and capabilities |
| High-Resolution Powder Diffractometer-Echidna Reflectometer-Platypus Thermal 3-Axis Spectrometer-Taipan Laue Diffractometer-Koala Small-Angle Neutron Scattering-Quokka High-Intensity Powder Diffractometer-Wombat Residual-Stress Diffractometer-Kowari Polarisation Analysis Spectrometer-Pelican Cold Neutron 3-Axis Spectrometer-SIKA SAXS Small Angle X-ray Scattering instrument X-ray Reflectometer | Accelerators and accelerator science capabilities ANTARES 10MV tandem and STAR 2MV tandetron Accelerator mass spectrometry and ion beam analysis Neutron diffraction and scattering research facilities OPAL research reactor |
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| Bragg Institute | Environment Research | Materials Engineering | LifeSciences | User Access | Scholarships & Awards |






