Hyderabad: After manufacturing ultra stable power converters, of which 600 are to be supplied for an international experiment into the origins of the universe. ECIL is now focusing on building gas electron multiplier.
The multiplier is to be delivered to the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research, Darmstadt, Germany by 2019.
The GEM consists of a thin, metal-clad polymer foil which is chemically pierced by a high density of holes. As of now, ECIL has made a prototype of the foil.
On Saturday, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre director K.N. Vyas flagged off the shipment of the first two converters manufactured by ECIL to the FAIR.
Highlighting the importance of the achievement, Dr Vyas said the use of converters in labs like FAIR, Germany or CERN, France, is limited to 5 per cent.
The rest is used for treatment of cancer, breaking down pollutants in the environment and crosslinking of polymers in industry.
The GEM foil will be used to study compressed baryonic matter. The GEM foil can be used in medical imaging to detect diseases in the body and in cancer treatment as it is used for calculation of absorbed dose and optimisation of dose delivery in radiation therapy.
Speaking over a video conference on Saturday, Karlheinz Langake, scientific director of GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, where the FAIR facility is being built, said: “India plays a crucial role in nuclear physics.
Following the cooperation with India in this international facility we can not only access technology but also the brains which we can use in our institution.”
