1MV VEGA Accelerator
The 1MV accelerator system, named VEGA, is designed with the capability to perform high efficiency, high precision 14C and actinide mass spectrometry.
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Accelerators and instruments
The Centre for Accelerator Science operates four ion accelerators with 11 on sources and 13 beamlines
Air pollution sampler installation in Papua New Guinea
Energy use and emissions
Detailed data on ANSTO electricity use and CO2 emissions for FY2022 - FY2023
Aerosol Sampling Program
ANSTO plays a leading role in measuring and characterising fine particles from a range of locations around Australia and internationally.
Physicist Accelerator Scientist
Dr Klaus Wilcken is an accelerator mass spectrometry scientist at the Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS) with over 12 years of experience with suite of AMS isotopes & techniques.
Nuclear techniques reveal 'stone age': dating kidney stones
PIXE
Particle induced X-ray emission can be used for quantitative analysis in archaeology, geology, biology, materials science and environmental pollution.
Particle Induced X-ray Emission
Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) is a powerful and relatively simple analytical technique that can be used to identify and quantify trace elements typically ranging from aluminium to to uranium.
Tackling climate challenges
Cosmogenic nuclides measurements at ANSTO to be part of large international Antarctic glacier research.
New laboratory opens
A new source added to ANSTO’s cosmogenic toolkit to study past climate and landscape change
Two ANSTO scientists made an Officer of the Order of Australia
Research & Beamline Scientist
Role at ANSTO
Antarctic expedition to seek natural air cleanser in the ice sheet
ANSTO is participating in a major project to learn more about an important component of the atmosphere, the hydroxyl radical.
High-energy heavy ion microprobe
The high-energy heavy ion microprobe is used for the characterisation or modification of material properties at depths from approximately 1 micrometre to maximum depths of up to 500 micrometres from the material surface.
Dynamic real-time video captures how surfaces are modified by nuclear techniques
Connect with ANSTO's Women in STEM
Read about an ANSTO scientist and their work to prepare for a school project or interview.
Evidence of quantum state in spin cluster chain
Phenomenon predicted by Nobel Prize recipient
Earth Scientist/ Licenced Accelerator User
Role at ANSTO
High-energy heavy ion microprobe
The high-energy heavy-ion microprobe is used for the characterisation or modification of material properties at depths from approximately 1 micrometre to maximum depths of up to 500 micrometres from the material surface.