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Ion Beam Analysis (IBA)
| This video presentation demonstrates Ion Beam Analysis |
ANSTO's Institute for the Environment is one of the main facilities for Ion Beam Analysis in Australia.
Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) is used to determine what elements are present in biological, geological and man-made materials. It represents a fast, sensitive and non-destructive way of establishing how atoms are distributed throughout a sample.
Within the Institute for Environmental Research (IER), the Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) group use the leading-edge 2MV STAR and 10MV ANTARES accelerators in a wide range of areas, such as: monitoring ambient air pollution (aerosols), determining heavy metals pollutants in biological systems, studying archaeological rock and soil specimens, analysing thin films for photovoltaic (solar cell) applications and probing materials engineering problems such as corrosion and coating delamination.
These facilities are used by internal and external researchers in almost every area of science, including physics, zoology, biology, environmental and materials science, geology and archaeology.
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Partners and collaborators
The IBA facilities are offered to 37 universities through AINSE and members of the group are involved in significant research projects that impact Australia and the wider global community. The IBA has partnerships with several environmental protection agencies, the Australian Coal Association, private industry, the CSIRO and International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna (IAEA), among others.
Team members (alphabetical order)
Armand Atanacio, David Cohen, Peter Drewer, David Garton, Mihail Ionescu, Rainer Siegele, Ed Stelcer and Craig Thompson.
General enquiries
Institute for Environmental Research Personal Assistant to Head of Institute: Rhiannon Still, IBA general enquires: David Cohen, Microanalysis: Rainer Siegele, Fine particle characterisation: David Cohen, Materials analysis: Mihail Ionescu, University researcher access: AINSE
Key contact
David Cohen
Task Leader, Ion Beam Analysis
ANSTO Institute for Environmental Research
PMB 1, Menai NSW 2234, Australia
Phone: +61 2 9717 3118