Research Hub
ANSTO's research capabilities, led by the OPAL nuclear research reactor and associated instruments provide access to users investigating areas as diverse as materials, life sciences, climate change and mining/engineering.
ANTARES Accelerator
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| ANTARES 10MV tandem accelerator |
ANSTO's 10MV tandem accelerator ANTARES (Australian National Tandem Research Accelerator) is a state-of-the-art facility for ion beam analysis (IBA) and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS).
The accelerator provides ion beams with energies from 5 to 100 MeV, depending on the ion species, with beam intensities up to a few microampers. Virtually any naturally occurring isotope can be produced as a beam, free from contamination of other isotope species or molecular ions.
ANTARES was commissioned in 1991 and has been continuously upgraded since then.
Contact and access
General enquiries: Dr David Cohen
University researchers: AINSE