The most recent volume of Nuclear Physics News International features a laboratory portrait of the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) and Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications (NPAA) at The Australian National University.
This is the most up to date and complete portrait of HIAF and its capabilities and is an excellent resource for potential collaborators, users, and students.
Hosting several specialised laboratories and workshops, NPAA and HIAF operations are well supported by diverse technical and professional expertise. The department’s fundamental nuclear science research groups: Nuclear Structure, Nuclear Reaction Dynamics, Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, and Dark Matter are internationally renowned.
HIAF also supports industry and translational research in Australia and internationally via its dedicated Space Irradiation Beamline. NPAA, HIA, and RadInnovate – ARC Training Centre for Radiation Innovation work to grow and enhance Australia’s nuclear workforce with many research projects active and on offer.
As a globally recognised facility and department, we are strongly connected with the international nuclear community and have longstanding relationships and collaborations with universities around the world.
Collectively, this portrait is of more than an accelerator facility: these capabilities comprise an active, forward-looking, world-class nuclear science–based research and development precinct unique in Australia.