Proton Irradiation Facility (PIF)
Wojtek Hajdas
PIF
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PIF: Main Features
It is one of ESA Center of Excellence and member of ECIF -
European Component Irradiation Facilities:
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LIF/ Belgium• RADEF / Finland
• PIF / Switzerland
• CASE / Netherlands
It is the only facility in Europe offering such a wide range of proton beams with respect to energies, fluxes and profiles.
Every ESA Satellite Mission had its instruments tested at PSI
PIF: additional information
PROSCAN Biomedical complex Irradiation site
PIF Experimental Area
PIF
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Proton Radiography at PIF
Monitor for Biomedical Proton Radiography tested at PIF by TERA Foundation
Rad-hard Memory test structures at PIF
Memory Test Structures for Radiation-hard Memory ESA Development Program
PIF
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RADEM and - NGRM Next Generation Radiation Monitor
PIF: Portable Beam Profile Monitor for PSI and ESA Facilities
Portable Beam Profile Monitor PROPIX for ESA Facilities and PSI Beam-lines
PROPIX
New - PROPIX Calibration at PIF
Old wire- chamber