Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre

Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
AbbreviationVECC
Formationc. 1977; 47 years ago (1977)
HeadquartersBidhannagar, Kolkata
Location
  • India
Locations
Coordinates22°36′3.6″N 88°25′9.12″E / 22.601000°N 88.4192000°E / 22.601000; 88.4192000
Fields
Director
Sumit Som
Parent organisation
Department of Atomic Energy
AffiliationsHomi Bhabha National Institute
Budget
₹189.48 crore (US$23 million)
(FY2024–25 est.)[1]
Websitewww.vecc.gov.in Edit this at Wikidata

Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) is a premier research and development unit of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. The VECC has three campuses located in Kolkata, India and performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences and development of the latest nuclear particle accelerators. It has a collaboration with the European Organization for Nuclear Research.[2] The Centre houses a 224 cm cyclotron—the first of its kind in India—which has been operational since 16 June 1977.[3] It provides proton, deuteron, alpha particle and heavy ion beams of various energies to other institutions.

The Centre consists of major facilities such as K130 Cyclotron, K500 Superconducting Cyclotron, Cyclone-30 Medical Cyclotron,[4] Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) Facility, Computing Centre, Regional Radiation Medicine Centre and a new Campus for the proposed ANURIB project[5][6] at New Town, Rajarhat. The ANURIB (Advanced National facility for Unstable & Rare-Isotope Beams) is a planned facility, to be constructed in collaboration with the Canada-based research institute TRIUMF.[7] ANURIB is going to conduct experiments of unstable & rare isotope beams.[8]

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  2. ^ "Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata". Homi Bhabha National Institute. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ^ Asoke Nath Mitra (2009). India in the World of Physics: Then and Now. Pearson Education India. p. 318. ISBN 9788131715796.
  4. ^ "Cyclotron facility becomes operational in Kolkata, to boost cancer diagnosis". The Indian Express September 20, 2018 03:59 IST. Mumbai. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ^ "New nuke physics facility planned in Kolkata". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. ^ Sudeshna Pal (17 June 2013). "Laboratory for research on radioactive ion beams soon". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Expanding Partnerships with India | TRIUMF : Canada's particle accelerator centre".
  8. ^ Das, Madhuparna (6 January 2013). "Kolkata to house Asia's second lab to study supernova conditions". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2018.