The 88-Inch Cyclotron is a 300-ton, sector-focused cyclotron with both light- and heavy-ion capabilities. Protons and other light-ions are available at high intensities. Most heavy ions through uranium can be accelerated to maximum energies that vary with the mass and charge state.

Part of the Nuclear Science Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the 88-Inch Cyclotron supports ongoing research programs in nuclear structure, astrophysics, heavy element studies, and technology research and development. Major instrumentation at the 88-Inch Cyclotron includes the Berkeley Gas-filled Separator, and the superconducting VENUS ion source, one of the most powerful electron cyclotron resonance-ion sources in the world.

The 88-Inch Cyclotron is also home to the Berkeley Accelerator Space Effects (BASE) Facility, which provides well-characterized beams of protons, heavy ions, and other medium energy particles that simulate the space environment. The very first single-event effects tests in the world were conducted in this chamber, which continues to be at the forefront of present-day radiation-effects studies.

The national security space community and researchers from other government, university, commercial, and international institutions use these beams to more fully understand the effects of radiation on microelectronics, optics, materials and cells.

Read more about the 88-inch Cyclotron/Berkeley Accelerator Space Effects Facility.

To arrange testing in this facility, please contact Mike Campola or email hq-setmo@mail.nasa.gov.