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Description
Ion Beam Accelerators and Synchrotron light sources have provided researchers with powerful techniques to analyse objects of cultural significance in a non-destructive and non-invasive manner. However, in many cases it is not be feasible to remove an object from the field or museum and transport it to the laboratory. NOMAD aims to address this challenge through investigating the feasibility of a compact accelerator that can be taken to sites of cultural significance for Ion Beam Analysis (IBA). One such candidate for a compact accelerator is a high frequency RFQ accelerator. We will share preliminary results assessing damage induced by short pulse protons from CERN’s ELISA 750 MHz RFQ accelerator and continuous beam at Surrey Ion Beam accelerator.
