Linear Accelerator

The Facilities’ Electron Linear Accelerator (Linac) is a modified Varian Clinac-6 (V7715) which has been used for testing electronics for space applications, experimental polymerizations, and many other experiments.

If you are interested in using the Irradiator, fill out the Experimental Application and contact us at radiation@umd.edu.

Peak Energy 6.2 MeV
Pulse Width 3 μs
Peak Beam Current 100 mA
Rep Rate 10-200 PPS
Average Beam Current 60 μA (max)
Beam Power 370 W
Spot Size 10.4 cm (FWHM @ 63cm)
Dose per Pulse 2 Gy
Frequency 2.99 MHz