RADIATION BIOLOGY

Through the Continuously Open Research Announcement Opportunity for IBER (CORA IBER), ESA will provide scientists with an opportunity to conduct research necessary to advance knowledge relevant to the effects of space radiation in the area of Life and Physical Sciences.

For GANIL facility, the number of hours dedicated to ESA users have to be discussed with the facility PAC once the beam scheduling is completed. Due to construction activites, the beam time available for this facility is limited with respect the regular opening schedule (from 5 to 9 months a year).

The facility is dedicated to basic research and industrial applications and has several beam lines. It is also equipped with a radibiology laboratory (IRIA platform) within the nuclear installation area, where external users can perfom their experiments. Animal irraditions are not permitted.

Details :

Machine: 5 cyclotrons (C01, C02, CSS1, CSS2 CIME)
Beam deliver method: scanned, scattered and pencil beam with active beam energy selection.
Beam size: pencil beam 1 cm² up to 5×5 cm² maximum field (25 cm² flasks for cell culture irradiation in D1).
Dose or particle rate: 8*10¹² p/s (¹²C), 1.25*10¹² p/s (⁵⁶Fe) or 0.5 – Gy/min.
Irradiation rooms: D1 (radiation-biology and interdisciplinary research for high-energy beams), G2 (2 beam lines), G4 (industrial applications), IRRSUD (interdisciplinary research for low-enery beams), ARIBE (interdisciplinary research for very low-energy beams), and from 2019 NFS (neutron feam line and light ion irradiation station).
Beam time slots: calendar decided by PAC.
Beam time cost: €1220/hour (2021 rate).
Current procedure for beam time approval: PAC
No Animal irradiation
Additional facilites (animal house, cell labs…)
- radiobiology laboratory IRIA managed by CIMAP
Local support (physicists, radiobiologists, engineers)
Safety protocols: approved and applied.
Local Points of Contact:
- Eloïse DESSAY for beam time requests.
- François Chevalier for experiment preparation and coordination.

IRIA Plateform is a member of the IBISA network :