The ARIEL facility will massively expand the rare isotope program by providing more exotic isotope species with very high intensities, allowing TRUIMF’s global community of researchers and students to more fully exploit the existing experimental facilities onsite.
In the coming years, TRIUMF will help advance critical research through its capacity to produce world-leading amounts of Ac-225 – a promising cancer fighting isotope.
GRIFFIN is the world’s most powerful tool for decay spectroscopy of rare isotopes. This experiment provides scientists with an unparalleled view of the interplay of forces that create nuclear structure by measuring the gamma rays emitted from the radioactive nuclei of rare isotopes after they decay.
The yellow concrete blocks, sometimes referred to as the lab’s LEGO Bricks, are used throughout the Meson Hall as radiation shielding for the beamlines and facilities connected to TRIUMF’s main cyclotron.
The cyclotron colors were selected by Canadian artist, B.C. Binning, making it TRIUMF’s first Arts & Culture collaboration. The colors were intended to serve as a wayfinding and safety countermeasure at the time, supporting visual orientation within a large and symmetrical structure.
Using particle beams from our main cyclotron, scientists are able to simulate the effect of cosmic radiation on electronics. Replicating years of radiation exposure in space or high altitude environments allows scientists and engineers to test and improve radiation hardness in devices before they are installed in commercial airlines or launched into orbit.
ATLAS is one of several international particle detector projects in which TRIUMF contributes deep expertise in design, construction, installation, operations, and data analysis to support.
The DCR is always occupied by at least two accelerator operators – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Inside, operators monitor 3,000 hardwired devices that produce up to 50,000 signals of information.
