NASA Space Radiation Laboratory

NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL)
Established2003[1]
Research typeNuclear physics, material physics and chemistry, environmental and biological research
Budget$34 million USD[2]
LocationUpton, New York
Campus8 km2 (1977 acres)
Operating agency
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
Websitehttps://www.bnl.gov/nsrl/about.php

The NASA Space Radiation Laboratory (NSRL, previously called Booster Applications Facility[3]), is a heavy ion beamline research facility; part of the Collider-Accelerator Department of Brookhaven National Laboratory, located in Upton, New York on Long Island. Its primary mission is to use ion beams (H+to Bi83+) to simulate the cosmic ray radiation fields that are more prominent beyond Earth's atmosphere.

  1. ^ "NASA Space Radiation Laboratory at Brookhaven". Brookhaven National Laboratory. 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. ^ "New NASA Facility Will Help Protect Space Crews From Radiation". Science Daily. October 15, 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. ^ "NASA Space Radiation Laboratory at Brookhaven National Laboratory". Brookhaven National Laboratory. Retrieved 2012-07-25.