Ion Technology and Spectroscopy at Low Energy Ion Beam Facilities

01.01.2006 - 30.06.2011
Research funding project
The Integrated Infrastructure Initiative ITS LEIF offers a platform for interdisciplinary research with high-quality low-energy ion beams. Its forerunner was the Infrastructure Co-operation Network LEIF funded within FP5. ITS LEIF will combine the effort of 7 research infrastructures in 6 EU countries. 17 contractors and 14 user groups from 18 EU member states and associated countries will participate. It fosters mutual exchange of personnel and instrumentation to counteract fragmentation in this important multidisciplinary field. Research within ITS LEIF will mainly proceed at 5 infrastructures within a Transnational Access Activity, forming a Distributed European Facility. 4 Joint Research Activities (JRA1 ¿ 4), which will improve and extend infrastructure performances by keeping their instrumentation at the cutting edge, will concentrate on the (i) development of sources and beams for complex ions, (ii) generation of low-energy, highly spatially and temporally resolved ion beams, (iii) construction of electrostatic storage rings and traps, and (iv) production and characterisation of biomolecular targets. Such developed methods and instruments shall be jointly demonstrated in specific research fields (JRA5 and 6) where significant developments are expected: (i) low-energy ion induced radiation damage in biomolecular systems, (ii) antimicrobial ion coating of medical devices and ion-impact enhanced chemical reactivity, and (iii) low-energy ion induced nanostructuring of insulator surfaces and thin films. Consequently, JRA5 and 6 will start one year after commencement of ITS LEIF. Cooperation will be strengthened by four network activities which interrelate the different projects, guarantee efficient internal and external communication, develop fruitful collaborations, disseminate the obtained knowledge, and develop joint strategies for further progress and applications. Of particular importance in ITS LEIF will be support and integration of young scientists.

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Grant funds

  • European Commission (EU) 6.FP: INFRA-STRUCTURES - Research infrastructures 6.Rahmenprogramm für Forschung European Commission - Framework Programme European Commission Call identifier 026015 Application number 026015

Research focus

  • Beyond TUW-research focus: 60%
  • Quantum many-body systems: 20%
  • Surfaces and Interfaces: 20%

Keywords

GermanEnglish
Ion-Oberflächen Wechselwirkungion-surface interaction
ECR IonenquellemECR ion sources
Ionenstrahlenin beams

External partner

  • Institut für Theoretische Physik

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