Tour 3: Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility and Ion Implantation Lab

This is a comined tour of the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility and the Ion Implantation Lab. 

Description: This tour shows the important role that ion accelerators play in quantum science – from studying the quantum structure of atomic nuclei to understanding qubits and making quantum devices for industry.   

At the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility, nuclei are accelerated and smashed together to understand how protons and neutrons interact with each other on the quantum level, and how to make new atoms – like new superheavy elements.  

In the ion implantation laboratory we show how a tool used by industry to make modern semiconductor devices is important to researchers for material preparation, qubit formation and interacting with the qubit in a quantum device. 

Tour themes: Quantum materials, quantum physics 

Lab keywords: nuclear science; device fabrication; materials modification 

• Partially wheelchair accessible.
• Visitors under 16 years of age should be accompanied by an adult. 
• Attendees will need to stand for the duration of the tour. Limited lab chairs available for sitting down if needed. 

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