UK testing facilities
University of Birmingham Irradiation Facility (MC40)
University of Birmingham Medical Physics / MC40 cyclotron
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England
Access: Unknown
Testing capabilities
- Climatic and environmental exposure
- Radiation effects
Services
Proton irradiation testing of silicon sensors, passive materials and detector technologies; performance/durability evaluation for high-luminosity collider components; controlled-temperature irradiation experiments.
Equipment
MC40 cyclotron; 1 µA proton beam and stated capability to reach 10^15 1 MeV neutron-equivalent cm^-2 in 80 s; temperature-controlled cold box with XY Cartesian scanning; liquid-nitrogen cooling to stable -50°C in 30 minutes reported in 2015 publication.
Standards
No accreditation or standards stated; current public source found is a 2015 peer-reviewed facility description and does not state external booking.
Contact
Phone: +44 (0)121 414 3344; Operator facility fallback: +44 (0)121 414 4615 (BILPA/MC40-adjacent instrumentation route); Named contact: Simon Pyatt (BILPA manager; current role unverified)
Approximate location
Birmingham · Town location