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- Users who have previously conducted experiments
at RARAF should fill out an Experiment Scheduling Request Form. Click
here to fill in and print this form (PDF).
- Scientists who have not previously
performed an experiment at RARAF should fill out an Experiment Request Form. We ask that
prospective users (the principle investigator) look at the
RARAF policy for external users and discuss the proposed
experiment with the RARAF manager, Mr. Stephen Marino, at (914) 591-9244,
before completing this form.
There are two ways in which outside users can use the
RARAF facilities: through
service-based experiments or through a
collaborative
interaction. As described in more detail in the
RARAF policy for
external users, service is generally
characterized by a routine operation of our current technologies, in
which we provide support but not necessarily significant intellectual
input. By contrast, a collaborative interaction involves the development
of new technologies for microbeam studies, and typically involves close
collaboration with RARAF staff. We welcome both types of interactions.
Resources Currently Available
for Service-Based Experiments
- Charged particle microbeam
- 70-120 keV/µm α particles; 8-25 keV/µm protons
- 0.6 µm diameter focused beam spot
- 10,000 cells/hour throughput
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X-ray microbeam
- 4.5 keV monochromatic X-rays
- 2 µm diameter focused beam spot
- Broad-beam irradiations
- Advanced imaging capabilities
- Sample preparation
- Fully-equipped, user-friendly biology
laboratories adjacent to irradiation areas
- Single-cell samples: mono-layers plated on a thin substrate
or in flasks
- Bulk samples: facilities for handling tissues,
nematodes and
fish embryos
- Dosimetry – available for all irradiation modes
Additional opportunities are available for collaborative
research. For collaborative research, we emphasize that our microbeams and
related imaging technologies are constantly being upgraded, and these
developmental facilities are often appropriate for collaborative
research. A few examples of our developmental facilities are our
ultra
high-LET charged-particle microbeam, our neutron microbeam
development, and our EMCCD camera ultra-low light imaging development. In addition, we are always
very receptive to suggestions for new microbeam technology / imaging
developments for innovative biological experiments.
Much more detail is available in the
RARAF policy
for external users.
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