Electron beam and X irradiation line (FELIX)

In electron beam, irradiations are carried out under vacuum, in the extension of the accelerator line. The energy of the beam, adjustable from 200 keV to 3.5 MeV, induces depths of penetration of charged particles in matter that can be modulated over a scanning surface that can go up to 40×220 mm² and at controlled temperature.

Concerning the X-ray irradiation field, the accessible energy ranges are just as wide, but three energies are used, up to 1.25 MeV, 2 MeV and 3 MeV, for which the traceability of our reference fields is ensured in terms of air kerma and ambient equivalent dose. Dose rates are adjustable over nine orders of magnitude and range up to 500 Gy/h at 1 m from the target.