Centre d'excellence pour le traitement par rayonnement - Aerial

Centre d’excellence pour le traitement par rayonnement

For R&D and training

High energy E-beam and X-rays (feerix)
Medium energy E-beam and X-rays
Low energy E-beam
Low energy X-rays

Services provided

R&D, studies, tests, expertise and validation for all radiation processing applications (sterilization of medical devices, material properties improvements, food irradiation, cultural heritage conservation, environmental applications …)

Initial and advanced training in irradiation techniques, applications of radiation processing, process control, dosimetry, medical device sterilization validation…

High energy E-beam and X-rays

Based on cutting-edge technologies in electron acceleration and high-energy X-rays generation, this equipment will make it possible to study, on two separate beam lines, existing and novel applications of radiation processing.

Cutting edge technologies

Electron beam line

10 MeV parallel vertical beam

X-rays lines

5 MV and 7 MV horizontal beam

Maximum power

100 KW

AERIAL is an open platform for international collaborative research and training

Aerial complementary irradiation facilities

Van De Graaff accelerator, E-Beam and X-rays
0.5 MV up to 2.5 MV, 0.3 kW with sample conveyor.
Low energy electron beam facility
80 keV up to 300 keV, 5 kW
Low energy X-ray cabinet
10 kV up to 100 kV, 3 kW