Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
| Abbreviation | VECC |
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| Formation | c. 1977 |
| Headquarters | Bidhannagar, Kolkata |
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| Coordinates | 22°36′3.6″N 88°25′9.12″E / 22.601000°N 88.4192000°E |
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Director | Sumit Som |
Parent organisation | Department of Atomic Energy |
Budget | ₹189.48 crore (US$25 million) (FY2024–25 est.)[1] |
| Website | www |
The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) is a research center run by the Indian government's Department of Atomic Energy. VECC has three locations in Kolkata and focuses on nuclear science research and developing advanced particle accelerators. They work with the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Their main cyclotron, the first of its kind in India, has been running since 16 June 1977[2] and provides proton, deuteron, alpha and various particle beams to other research institutions.
The center has several key facilities, including the K130 and K500 cyclotrons, a medical cyclotron (Cyclone-30), a Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) facility, a computing center, and a radiation medicine center. They have also a new campus in New Town, Rajarhat for the ANURIB (Advanced National facility for Unstable & Rare-Isotope Beams) project, which will study rare isotopes and is being developed with a Canadian research institute TRIUMF.[3][4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY Demands for Grants, 2024-2025" (PDF). indiabudget.gov.in.
- ↑ Asoke Nath Mitra (2009). India in the World of Physics: Then and Now. Pearson Education India. p. 318. ISBN 9788131715796.
- ↑ "Cyclotron facility becomes operational in Kolkata, to boost cancer diagnosis". The Indian Express. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ "New nuke physics facility planned in Kolkata". BusinessLine. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
- ↑ "Laboratory for research on radioactive ion beams soon". Hindustan Times. 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2025-02-15.