The Accelerator and Pulse Power Division (APPD) is placed under the Beam Technology Development Group.

Accelerator and Pulse Power Division is responsible for Design and Development of

-Indigenous Charged Particle Electron & Ion beam Accelerators

-High Power Pulsed Electron Accelerators

-Pulse Power Systems

-Related instrumentation

The end users of these Charged Particle Accelerators are,

-Research establishments and institutions engaged in basic science studies

-Applied science activities

-Industries etc.

The High Power Pulsed Electron Accelerators are capable of delivering multi Giga-watt beams, to be used,

-For the generation of high power electromagnetic waves used for various applications in defense

-For Flash X-ray Radiography – an NDT procedure for the structural inspection of very thick objects (conventional gamma radiography cannot-be used)

-To study the effect of High Power Microwaves (HPM) on IC’s, semiconductor devices, electrical& electronics circuits, HPM hardening, to develop proper shield materials

-Dynamic Imaging for simulating the performance of a device


The Pulse Power System Development is directed towards Electro Magneto Forming / Electro Magneto Welding (EMF/EMW), EMP simulators, etc. which will be used in,

-Nuclear Power Industry for Cladding of Zircalloy tubes on the Pyrocarbon tubes, Rolled joint detachment of Fuel rods, Fuel pins etc.

-Industrial applications involving Ceramic to metal seals etc.