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49°14′52″N 123°13′50″W / 49.247792°N 123.230596°W
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| Formation | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Research and Development |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 49°14′52″N 123°13′50″W / 49.247792°N 123.230596°W |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Staff | ~500 |
| Website | www |
.jpg) Control room of the TRIUMF main cyclotron. | |
| General properties | |
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| Accelerator type | cyclotron |
| Beam type | proton |
| Target type | Fixed target |
| Beam properties | |
| Maximum energy | 520 MeV |
| Maximum current | 400 μA |
| Physical properties | |
| Radius | 28 feet (8.5 m) |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Institution | Consortium of twelve Canadian universities. |
| Dates of operation | 1974–present |
TRIUMF is Canada's national particle accelerator centre. It is considered Canada's premier physics laboratory,[1] and consistently regarded as one of the world's leading subatomic physics research centres.[2] Owned and operated by a consortium of universities, it is on the south campus of one of its founding members, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It houses the world's largest normal conducting cyclotron,[3] a source of 520 MeV protons, which was named an IEEE Milestone in 2010.[4] Its accelerator-focused activities involve particle physics, nuclear physics, nuclear medicine, materials science, and detector and accelerator development.
Over 500 scientists, engineers, technicians, tradespeople, administrative staff, postdoctoral fellows, and students work at the site. It attracts over 1000 national and international researchers every year, and has generated over $1 billion in economic activity over the last decade.
To develop TRIUMF's research priorities, physicists based at the facility and the university follow the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's (NSERC) long-range plan for subatomic physics.[5] TRIUMF also has over 50 international agreements for collaborative research.[6]
Asteroid 14959 TRIUMF is named in honour of the laboratory.[7]
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