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ATOMKI operates the major particle accelerator in Hungary. The MGC-20 cyclotron has been delivering accelerated particle beams for both basic and applied research, medical and industrial applications as well since the end of 1985. The cyclotron can accelerate particle beams from proton to alpha with variable energies and in a broad intensity range. Using its sophisticated external beam transport system equipped with advanced beam diagnostics and instrumentation, it can be flexibly adapted to the diverse requirements of different research and application projects, making it a real multidisciplinary research tool.

The SNMS/SIMS-XPS assembly contains a secondary neutral mass spectrometer, a secondary ion mass spectrometer and an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) with a common vacuum system. This arrangement enables the analysis of samples in ultra-high vacuum to be carried out without opening the vacuum chamber during the sample transfer. While mass spectrometry measurements can be performed in the SNMS/SIMS part of the system, the chemical state of elements can be determined in the XPS part. A complete quantitative surface analysis can be performed with high depth resolution (~1 nm) or high lateral distribution. n

The only Hungarian Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) Ion Source (ECRIS) is operated at Atomki. As a member of the Atomki Particle Accelerator Centre, ECRIS provides plasma and ion beams as a stand-alone low-energy accelerator.

Main fields of activities:

• fundamental research (astrochemistry, atomic physics, plasma physics) and
• some applications (surface physics, medical implants).