TRIUMF
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TRIUMF, for Tri-University Meson Facility, is a particle accelerator laboratory located on the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, BC. Its construction was initiated by three local universities —Simon Fraser University, the University of Victoria, and the University of British Columbia; before its completion they were joined by the University of Alberta. The facility is presently run by a consortium of Canadian agencies and universities which include the National Research Council of Canada, the University of Alberta, Carleton University, and the University of Toronto in addition to the three founding institutions.
Asteroid 14959 TRIUMF is named in honour of the laboratory.
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Facilities
TRIUMF Cyclotron
In operation since 1974, the main accelerator is currently the world's largest cyclotron, and at 500 MeV (million electronvolts), it produces one of the world's most intense proton beams. The main magnet is 18m diameter with a weight of 4000 Tonns and a field of 5600 gauss; operating at a frequency 23 MHz.
TRIUMF Isotope Separation and ACceleration (ISAC)
A is linear accelerator that speeds up radioactive particle beams for the study of nuclear astrophysics.
Batho Biomedical Facility and Pion Therapy Treatment
Facility used to direct pion beam accurately for the treatment for deep-seated, inoperable brain tumours and for advanced cases of prostate cancer. Used for clinical studies.