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Ion Beam Physics

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Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics Zurich

The Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics (LIP) is a worldwide leading group in developing new instrumentation for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) and Ion Beam Analyses (IBA). A strong emphasis is put into studying the physics of atomic ions at low energies in order to develop new compact and versatile facilities for AMS and IBA.

LIP serve as a national and international center of competence for AMS and IBA applications. AMS is used for the detection of ultra-low levels of long-lived radionuclides. The method is applied to radiocarbon dating, climate research, geology, and life sciences. IBA is applied to material analysis by nuclear techniques such as Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) or Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA).