Heavy Ion Accelerators
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The Australian Heavy Ion Accelerators project operates world-leading particle accelerators for science and industry.
Work hard, play hard! 🚀 ✨ A big week for our space radiation experts at the School of Space Qualification in Sydney—busy by day, connecting by night.
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Work hard, play hard! 🚀 ✨ A big week for our space radiation experts at the School of Space Qualification in Sydney—busy by day, connecting by night.
Nuclear Physics News 35-4 features the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility and Dept of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications at the ANU. This is the most up to date portrait of HIAF and is an excellent resource for potential collaborators and students.
more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Nuclear Physics News 35-4 features the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility and Dept of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications at the ANU. This is the most up to date portrait of HIAF and is an excellent resource for potential collaborators and students.
more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
On Monday HIAF hosted students from the National Youth Science Forum Year 12 program.
The Nuclear Physics Dept has a long history with NYSF, with many alumni going on to work in the department. We’re always happy to host such passionate students and potential future colleagues!
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
The Nuclear Physics Dept has a long history with NYSF, with many alumni going on to work in the department. We’re always happy to host such passionate students and potential future colleagues!
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 AM
On Monday HIAF hosted students from the National Youth Science Forum Year 12 program.
The Nuclear Physics Dept has a long history with NYSF, with many alumni going on to work in the department. We’re always happy to host such passionate students and potential future colleagues!
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
The Nuclear Physics Dept has a long history with NYSF, with many alumni going on to work in the department. We’re always happy to host such passionate students and potential future colleagues!
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
Nuclei are more than a ball of protons and neutrons but models of nuclear structure still aren't perfect. The Nuclear Structure group at the ANU made an addition to their detectors to improve our understanding of the quantum nature of nuclei
More: journals-aps-org.virtual.anu.edu.au/prc/abstract...
More: journals-aps-org.virtual.anu.edu.au/prc/abstract...
January 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Nuclei are more than a ball of protons and neutrons but models of nuclear structure still aren't perfect. The Nuclear Structure group at the ANU made an addition to their detectors to improve our understanding of the quantum nature of nuclei
More: journals-aps-org.virtual.anu.edu.au/prc/abstract...
More: journals-aps-org.virtual.anu.edu.au/prc/abstract...
As we enter 2026, we celebrate a project started in 2025, due to be completed later this year: a positive ion source for iiLab brought to life by Technical Officer Tom Kitchen from a 40-year-old scientific paper 📰
Read more here: accelerators.org.au/how-a-40-yea...
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
Read more here: accelerators.org.au/how-a-40-yea...
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
As we enter 2026, we celebrate a project started in 2025, due to be completed later this year: a positive ion source for iiLab brought to life by Technical Officer Tom Kitchen from a 40-year-old scientific paper 📰
Read more here: accelerators.org.au/how-a-40-yea...
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
Read more here: accelerators.org.au/how-a-40-yea...
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
As we wrap up 2025, we’d like to thank everyone whose commitment, generosity and expertise made it such a successful year for HIA.📩 Read our CEO end-of-year message and the latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/8c76ecb5d20a.... Wishing the HIA community a safe, restful and enjoyable holiday season✨
December 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
As we wrap up 2025, we’d like to thank everyone whose commitment, generosity and expertise made it such a successful year for HIA.📩 Read our CEO end-of-year message and the latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/8c76ecb5d20a.... Wishing the HIA community a safe, restful and enjoyable holiday season✨
The latest research from the ANU shows that on the way to nuclear fusion, atomic nuclei start mixing a lot earlier than we thought! ⚛️ This result comes from experiments at Italy's INFN and Australia's HIAF using the detectors pictured below.
More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NCRISImpact
More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NCRISImpact
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The latest research from the ANU shows that on the way to nuclear fusion, atomic nuclei start mixing a lot earlier than we thought! ⚛️ This result comes from experiments at Italy's INFN and Australia's HIAF using the detectors pictured below.
More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NCRISImpact
More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#NCRISImpact
Last Friday the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility was delighted to host students from the Curious Minds Girls in STEM program 👩🔬🔬
They got a tour of the facility and learned all about how accelerators work and what they're used for, and they sat down for a QnA about nuclear physics and working in #STEM
They got a tour of the facility and learned all about how accelerators work and what they're used for, and they sat down for a QnA about nuclear physics and working in #STEM
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Last Friday the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility was delighted to host students from the Curious Minds Girls in STEM program 👩🔬🔬
They got a tour of the facility and learned all about how accelerators work and what they're used for, and they sat down for a QnA about nuclear physics and working in #STEM
They got a tour of the facility and learned all about how accelerators work and what they're used for, and they sat down for a QnA about nuclear physics and working in #STEM
How can particle accelerators help us see dark matter? 👀
Researchers at the ANU are using accelerator mass spectrometry to test the purity of crystals. These will be used to detect dark matter 1km deep underground in a gold mine in Stawell Victoria.
Read More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Researchers at the ANU are using accelerator mass spectrometry to test the purity of crystals. These will be used to detect dark matter 1km deep underground in a gold mine in Stawell Victoria.
Read More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
How can particle accelerators help us see dark matter? 👀
Researchers at the ANU are using accelerator mass spectrometry to test the purity of crystals. These will be used to detect dark matter 1km deep underground in a gold mine in Stawell Victoria.
Read More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Researchers at the ANU are using accelerator mass spectrometry to test the purity of crystals. These will be used to detect dark matter 1km deep underground in a gold mine in Stawell Victoria.
Read More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
HIA had a busy week in Melbourne last week attending both the Quantum Sensing Science Conference #QSSC2025 of which HIA was a sponsor, and the Australian Space Research Conference #ASRC2025
Both conferences demonstrated impressive cutting-edge research from Australian scientists ⚛️🚀🦘
Both conferences demonstrated impressive cutting-edge research from Australian scientists ⚛️🚀🦘
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
We were pleased to support the Research School of Physics in delivering the ANU Quantum Open Day. It was a great success: over 300 visitors attended talks by researchers, visited labs, engaged with our experiments, games, demonstrations, and plenty of N₂ ice cream 🍦 and holographic chocolate 🍫 !
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
We were pleased to support the Research School of Physics in delivering the ANU Quantum Open Day. It was a great success: over 300 visitors attended talks by researchers, visited labs, engaged with our experiments, games, demonstrations, and plenty of N₂ ice cream 🍦 and holographic chocolate 🍫 !
Watch the latest Megavolts episode below to see some of the groundbreaking work coming from #HIAF's Space Irradiation Beamline 🚀
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact #HIA
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact #HIA
Megavolts Ep14: There's a small sliver of outer space here in #Canberra, in @hia-accelerates.bsky.social playing a crucial role in getting Australia's technology off the ground, literally.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Watch the latest Megavolts episode below to see some of the groundbreaking work coming from #HIAF's Space Irradiation Beamline 🚀
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact #HIA
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact #HIA
Quantum measurement of crashing black holes and neutron stars: A journey of the tiny ⚛️, the enormous 🌌, and in between 🚶
📅 ANU Quantum Open Day, Saturday 29 Nov
🕐 2:30 pm
🎙️ Dr Sheon Chua from ANU CGA
📘 Full program of talks & activities: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
📅 ANU Quantum Open Day, Saturday 29 Nov
🕐 2:30 pm
🎙️ Dr Sheon Chua from ANU CGA
📘 Full program of talks & activities: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Quantum measurement of crashing black holes and neutron stars: A journey of the tiny ⚛️, the enormous 🌌, and in between 🚶
📅 ANU Quantum Open Day, Saturday 29 Nov
🕐 2:30 pm
🎙️ Dr Sheon Chua from ANU CGA
📘 Full program of talks & activities: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
📅 ANU Quantum Open Day, Saturday 29 Nov
🕐 2:30 pm
🎙️ Dr Sheon Chua from ANU CGA
📘 Full program of talks & activities: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
🎤🐈⬛🎲 Quantum randomness explained! Catch Dr Jess Eastman & Dr Zain Mehdi this Sat 29 Nov @ 1:10 pm as they talk about Schrödinger’s cat, Einstein’s dice, and all things wonderfully weird in quantum physics! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
🎤🐈⬛🎲 Quantum randomness explained! Catch Dr Jess Eastman & Dr Zain Mehdi this Sat 29 Nov @ 1:10 pm as they talk about Schrödinger’s cat, Einstein’s dice, and all things wonderfully weird in quantum physics! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
⚛️ A quantum world in the centre of the atom by Professor Cedric Simenel
12:20 pm at the School of Physics, ANU. After the talk, come and explore the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility! Book your tickets now before they’re gone! www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
⚛️ A quantum world in the centre of the atom by Professor Cedric Simenel
12:20 pm at the School of Physics, ANU. After the talk, come and explore the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility! Book your tickets now before they’re gone! www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
⚛️ A quantum world in the centre of the atom by Professor Cedric Simenel
12:20 pm at the School of Physics, ANU. After the talk, come and explore the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility! Book your tickets now before they’re gone! www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
⚛️ A quantum world in the centre of the atom by Professor Cedric Simenel
12:20 pm at the School of Physics, ANU. After the talk, come and explore the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility! Book your tickets now before they’re gone! www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
🌊💻 Harnessing the wave-like personality of electrons and nuclei to build quantum computers by Dr Danielle Holmes whose visit is supported by @optica-opn.org
Sign up for a tour of one of the many quantum science labs at ANU www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
🌊💻 Harnessing the wave-like personality of electrons and nuclei to build quantum computers by Dr Danielle Holmes whose visit is supported by @optica-opn.org
Sign up for a tour of one of the many quantum science labs at ANU www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
🌊💻 Harnessing the wave-like personality of electrons and nuclei to build quantum computers by Dr Danielle Holmes whose visit is supported by @optica-opn.org
Sign up for a tour of one of the many quantum science labs at ANU www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
🌊💻 Harnessing the wave-like personality of electrons and nuclei to build quantum computers by Dr Danielle Holmes whose visit is supported by @optica-opn.org
Sign up for a tour of one of the many quantum science labs at ANU www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
Our Melbourne node hosted the #NCRIS Comms Network Forum this week. Its been 2 yrs since our last in-person meeting! It was great to reconnect with old and new colleagues, exploring shared challenges and opportunities, and generating plenty of ideas for professional development and collaboration.
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Our Melbourne node hosted the #NCRIS Comms Network Forum this week. Its been 2 yrs since our last in-person meeting! It was great to reconnect with old and new colleagues, exploring shared challenges and opportunities, and generating plenty of ideas for professional development and collaboration.
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MegaVolts 13 Asteroid strikes, ancient glaciers, landslides! UNSW Prof Tim Barrows uses HIAF’s AMS to reveal history of earth: scraped by glaciers, crumbled in landslides & pounded by asteroids
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
MegaVolts 13 Asteroid strikes, ancient glaciers, landslides! UNSW Prof Tim Barrows uses HIAF’s AMS to reveal history of earth: scraped by glaciers, crumbled in landslides & pounded by asteroids
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
💎 Diamond Quantum Technology – from spins to sensors by Dr Marcus Doherty, CSM
You can catch his talk from 11:10-11:40 am on Nov 29 at the Research School of Physics
Register for the event and a tour of Quantum Brilliance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-5-qua...
💎 Diamond Quantum Technology – from spins to sensors by Dr Marcus Doherty, CSM
You can catch his talk from 11:10-11:40 am on Nov 29 at the Research School of Physics
Register for the event and a tour of Quantum Brilliance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-5-qua...
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
💎 Diamond Quantum Technology – from spins to sensors by Dr Marcus Doherty, CSM
You can catch his talk from 11:10-11:40 am on Nov 29 at the Research School of Physics
Register for the event and a tour of Quantum Brilliance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-5-qua...
💎 Diamond Quantum Technology – from spins to sensors by Dr Marcus Doherty, CSM
You can catch his talk from 11:10-11:40 am on Nov 29 at the Research School of Physics
Register for the event and a tour of Quantum Brilliance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-5-qua...
'Melbourne’s particle accelerators have been the hidden engines driving research for almost a century.'
The Secret History of Melbourne's Particle Accelerators by Dr Adam Steinberg tells 80 years of history and physics at Melbourne: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the...
The Secret History of Melbourne's Particle Accelerators by Dr Adam Steinberg tells 80 years of history and physics at Melbourne: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the...
The secret history of Melbourne’s particle accelerators
With names like the Neutron Howitzer, MUVEC, and the Pelletron, the University of Melbourne’s particle accelerators have been the hidden engines driving research for almost a century
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November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
'Melbourne’s particle accelerators have been the hidden engines driving research for almost a century.'
The Secret History of Melbourne's Particle Accelerators by Dr Adam Steinberg tells 80 years of history and physics at Melbourne: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the...
The Secret History of Melbourne's Particle Accelerators by Dr Adam Steinberg tells 80 years of history and physics at Melbourne: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the...
Celebrate the International Year of Quantum at The Australian National University with the ANU quantum open day! 🎉 @scienceanu.bsky.social
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Celebrate the International Year of Quantum at The Australian National University with the ANU quantum open day! 🎉 @scienceanu.bsky.social
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
Congratulations to the RadInnovate team on a successful launch of their new ARC Training Centre! 🎉⚛️ #HIA looks forward to supporting students of the training centre and offering our capabilities to the next generation of Australian nuclear scientists and policymakers
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Congratulations to the RadInnovate team on a successful launch of their new ARC Training Centre! 🎉⚛️ #HIA looks forward to supporting students of the training centre and offering our capabilities to the next generation of Australian nuclear scientists and policymakers
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
Extra! Extra! Read all about the latest from #HIA in our newest quarterly newsletter! 📰
In this edition we celebrate the Melbourne Pelletron's 50th, the success of HIAS2025 (proceedings open), and a few of our new and old users and staff. 🎉
Read it here: mailchi.mp/81b03126cc50...
#NCRIS #IYQ2025
In this edition we celebrate the Melbourne Pelletron's 50th, the success of HIAS2025 (proceedings open), and a few of our new and old users and staff. 🎉
Read it here: mailchi.mp/81b03126cc50...
#NCRIS #IYQ2025
Heavy Ion Accelerators (HIA) Newsletter - September 2025
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October 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Extra! Extra! Read all about the latest from #HIA in our newest quarterly newsletter! 📰
In this edition we celebrate the Melbourne Pelletron's 50th, the success of HIAS2025 (proceedings open), and a few of our new and old users and staff. 🎉
Read it here: mailchi.mp/81b03126cc50...
#NCRIS #IYQ2025
In this edition we celebrate the Melbourne Pelletron's 50th, the success of HIAS2025 (proceedings open), and a few of our new and old users and staff. 🎉
Read it here: mailchi.mp/81b03126cc50...
#NCRIS #IYQ2025
If you missed the highly engaging public lecture by Dr Adam Steinberg last month, grab some popcorn 🍿 and get ready for an hour of entertainment as he explores the past and present of Melbourne’s accelerators and the science behind them.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjm...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjm...
The science and stories of Melbourne's particle accelerators with Dr Adam Steinberg
YouTube video by Science at Melbourne
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September 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If you missed the highly engaging public lecture by Dr Adam Steinberg last month, grab some popcorn 🍿 and get ready for an hour of entertainment as he explores the past and present of Melbourne’s accelerators and the science behind them.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjm...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjm...