The construction of a high-current linear accelerator of hydrogen ions with an energy of 600 MeV and an average current of 0.5 mA was one of the main tasks when creating the Institute of Nuclear Research of the USSR Academy of Sciences (now the Russian Academy of Sciences). The decree of the USSR government and the CPSU Central Committee on the creation of the Institute and the construction of a linear accelerator in Troitsk was adopted in 1970. The high-current linear accelerator of hydrogen ions, created in Troitsk by the leading research institutes and scientific-producing organizations of the USSR, is a unique scientific installation of national and international importance.
This is the only accelerator of this class in Russia and so far the largest linear accelerator of hydrogen ions in the Eurasian region. It is intended for conducting both fundamental and applied research in the field of physics of the atomic nucleus and elementary particles, neutron physics, nuclear energy, materials science, medicine and other fields. It also includes experimental facilities and other scientific and engineering infrastructure. The linear hydrogen ion accelerator of the INR RAS is the basis of the Moscow Meson Factory complex. Currently, due to changes in scientific tasks, a different name is used - Complex of the High-Current Linear Accelerator of Protons and Negative Hydrogen Ions of the INR RAS. Regular operation of the accelerator for physical and applied problems began in 1993.
The operation and constant modernization of the accelerator and channels for transporting beams to experimental facilities is ensured by the department of the accelerator complex (OUK). The functioning of the engineering infrastructure is ensured by the services of the Institute's chief engineer. In 2001, the Russian Government Prize in the field of science and technology was awarded for the development and construction of the accelerator. Among the recipients were UUC employees: S.K. Esin, L.V. Kravchuk, V.L. Serov, O.D. Pronin. Over the years, UUC employees were awarded the RAS Prize named after V.I. Veksler (A.S. Belov, A.N. Zelensky, L.V. Kravchuk, V.V. Paramonov), prize named after academician M.A. Markov (S.K. Esin, L.V. Kravchuk and A.V. Feshchenko), Faraday Cup (A.V. Feshchenko) The research complex is located in Moscow in the city of Troitsk and includes: high-current linear accelerator of protons and negative hydrogen ions, with a design energy of up to 600 MeV, average beam current of up to 0.5 mA, pulse current of up to 50 mA; experimental hall with channels of primary and secondary particles of various energies, experimental installations, beam diagnostic system; a neutron complex, including pulsed neutron sources IN-06 and RADEKS, a spectrometer for the moderation time of neutrons in lead, a complex of neutron diffraction and X-ray installations, a Mössbauer spectrometer for studying materials; a complex for the production of radioactive isotopes for medicine and industry at the intermediate output site of a proton beam with an energy of 160 MeV; a radiation therapy complex, including an X-ray tomograph, an X-ray irradiation unit, an electron accelerator for gamma irradiation, and a proton beam channel. An irradiation stand has also been created at the output of the accelerator, designed to study the effects of accelerated protons on electronic equipment components and other products and materials.
The first head of the OUK was Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Sergei Konstantinovich Esin, who made a decisive contribution to the construction and physical launch of the linear accelerator at the INR RAS. In 1998 - 1999
The department was headed by Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Pyotr Nikolaevich Ostroumov.
Feshchenko Alexander Vladimirovich Deputy Director for Research, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Head of department since 1999 8(495)850-42-03, feschenk@inr.ru
Serov Valery Lvovich chief engineer since 1975 8(495)850-42-35, 8(903)183-06-12 E-mail: serov@inr.ru
Grechko Vladimir Vasilievich deputy chief engineer 8(495)850-42-42, E-mail: grechko@inr.ru
Nechaeva Lidiya Polikarpovna scientific secretary of the department, senior researcher, Ph.D. 8(495)850-42-34, E-mail: nechaeva@inr.ru