Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
Seal of VECC | |
| Abbreviation | VECC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1977 |
| Legal status | Operational |
| Purpose | Nuclear Research |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 22°36′04″N 88°25′09″E / 22.6010°N 88.4192°E |
Director | Amitava Roy |
Parent organisation | Department of Atomic Energy |
| Website | www |
The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) is a research and development unit of the Department of Atomic Energy. The VECC is located in Kolkata, India and performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences and development of latest accelerators. It has a collaboration with European Organization for Nuclear Research.[1] The Centre houses a 224 cm cyclotron—the first of its kind in India—which has been operational since 16 June 1977.[2] It provides proton, deuteron, alpha particle and heavy ion beams of various energies to other institutions.
The Centre consists of major facilities such as K130 Cyclotron, K500 Superconducting Cyclotron, Cyclone-30 Medical Cyclotron, RIB Facility, Computing Centre, Regional Radiation Medicine Centre and upcoming new Campus for proposed ANURIB project[3][4] at New Town, Rajarhat. The ANURIB (Advanced National facility for Unstable & Rare-Isotope Beams) is planned facility, to be constructed in a collaboration with Canada-based research institute TRIUMF.[5] ANURIB is going to conduct experiments of unstable & rare isotope beams.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata". Homi Bhabha National Institute. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ Asoke Nath Mitra (2009). India in the World of Physics: Then and Now. Pearson Education India. p. 318. ISBN 9788131715796.
- ^ "New nuke physics facility planned in Kolkata". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 20 Oct 2018.
- ^ Sudeshna Pal (17 Jun 2013). "Laboratory for research on radioactive ion beams soon". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 Oct 2018.
- ^ http://www.triumf.ca/headlines/workshops-conferences/expanding-partnerships-india
- ^ Das, Madhuparna (6 January 2013). "Kolkata to house Asia's second lab to study supernova conditions". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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