Australian Synchrotron BR-GHT Nanoprobe Beamline

Introba provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design services for the Australian Synchrotron | BR-GHT Nanoprobe Beamline, Clayton, VIC, Australia.

Stage 2 of the new beamline project at the Australian Synchrotron, known as BR-GHT, features the nanoprobe beamline. Introba (formerly Integral Group) provided mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and fire protection services for the Nanoprobe Satellite Building.

The building will accommodate the end station hutch, which houses scientific instruments featuring elemental mapping at the nanometer level and a beamline tunnel that transfers the light source 100m from the main building. It will also include a physical containment Level 2 (PC2) bio-laboratory along with wet and dry laboratories, a mechanical staging area, a beamline control room, and staff amenities.

A particularly challenging element of the design is the radiation-shielded endstation hutch. High environmental temperature and motion stability are required to achieve experimental resolution and address equipment’s susceptibility to environmental perturbation. HVAC included in the Nanoprobe Satellite building considers the impact of vibration and stability, keeping the temperature at the stability of 0.1˚C peak-peak at all times while achieving VC-F vibration criteria.

Introba is excited to continue a ten-year relationship with ANSTO and the Australian Synchrotron facility with another complex project on the site.

Project Highlight

Accommodates elemental mapping instruments at the nanometer level and a beamline tunnel that transfers the light source 100 meters
Radiation-shielded endstation hutch maintains environmental temperature and motion stability
HVAC system considers the impact of vibration and stability, keeping the temperature at the stability of 0.1˚C peak and achieving VC-F vibration criteria.