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Our equipment
Cyclotron and radiation stations
![Cyclotron C70 Arronax](/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cyclotron_c70-290x232.jpg)
Cyclotron C70 Arronax
The Arronax accelerator is a variable azimuthal field cyclotron capable of delivering several types of particles (alpha, protons, deuterons) at kinetic energies of up to 70 MeV. These particles are (…)
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High intensity beam lines : 4 irradiation stations for solid targets and 1 for research
The Arronax facility possesses 5 high current beam lines, named A1, A2, P1, P2 and P3. Four are devoted to radionuclide production whereas the last one, P1, is used for (…)
Hot cells
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Low intensity irradiation station
The experimental vault Ax The experimental vault AX possesses 3 different beam lines with their associated diagnostics. It is possible to add additional devices if necessary. The 3 beam lines (…)
![Hot cells GMP-NS](/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_0321-290x232.jpg)
Hot cells GMP-NS
GMP-NS is a hot cells line dedicated to the production of Sr-82 in the form of Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) under regulatory authorizations obtained in many countries. Characteristics GMP-NS is (…)
![Hot cells GMP-S1](/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GMP-S1-290x232.jpg)
Hot cells GMP-S1
The hot cells line GMP-S1 is dedicated to development of non-conventional radionuclides for both imaging and therapy. It is composed of 5 hot cells: 1 receiving cell connected to the (…)
![Hot cells GMP-S2](/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/GMP-S2-290x232.jpg)
Hot cells GMP-S2
GMP-S2 is a production line for sterile product. It includes 2 separated lines one being dedicated to Cu-64 products and the other products including At-211, Lu-177, Y-90, In-11. Each line (…)
Nuclear metrology
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High purity germanium (HPGe) detectors
Arrofixe detector : this is a HPGe detector from ORTEC equipped with 10 cm lead and 3mm copper shielding. Gamma spectrometry is a very popular nuclear technique used to identify (…)
![Quantulus (scintillation liquide)](/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PhotoHPLCprepa-290x232.jpg)
Quantulus (scintillation liquide)
A scintillation device consists of detecting and measuring ionizing radiation by using the excitation effect of incident radiation on a liquid scintillator, and detecting the resultant light emission using photomultipliers. (…)
Quality control
![IT – TOF](/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/PhotoHPLCprepa-290x232.jpg)
IT – TOF
The Shimadzu LCMS-IT-TOF is a hybrid mass spectrometer coupling atmospheric pressure ionization with Ion-Trap (IT) and Time-of-Flight (TOF) technologies. It delivers high mass accuracy and high mass resolution independent of (…)
![HPLC coupled with a radioactivity detector](/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HPLC-1-290x232.jpg)
HPLC coupled with a radioactivity detector
These devices are used to study speciation using a HPLC coupled with both UV/Gamma detectors. Characteristics module 1: solvent rack module 2: High pressure quaternary pump (800 bars) module 3: (…)