Figure 1. Part of the 277-meter-long HIAF-SRing (Image from IMP)Chinese researchers have successfully completed the first commissioning experiment, conducted at the Spectrometer Ring (SRing) of the High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) using intense bismuth-209 primary beams.The researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) precis...

The High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF), a major national scientific and technological infrastructure project, successfully passed a key performance test for its oxygen ion beam on December 12, setting a new world record for beam intensity.The test was conducted in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. On-site tests confirmed that HIAF generated the 18O6+ beam at an energy of 2.6 G...

Figure 1. Aerial View of HIAF. (Image from IMP)The High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF), one of China’s major scientific and technological infrastructure projects, successfully completed beam commissioning on October 28, marking a crucial milestone in its construction.Located in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, HIAF is designed as a multifunctional accelerator for heavy-ion physics...

On December 23th, the construction launching ceremony of major national scientific and technological infrastructure during the period of the Twelfth Five-year Plan, High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF), has been held successfully in Huizhou, Guangdong province. About 90 people presented the meeting, including Academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences: Academician Shen Wenqing,...

On May 15th, the initial design scheme of High Intensity Heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) gets approved from Chinese Academy of Sciences, which marks HIAF officially came in the evaluation stage of investment estimates. Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences undertakes construction as juridical entity. The construction site is in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, the construc...

On January 18th, 2018, The National Development and Reform Commission approves feasibility study report on High Intensity Heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) and China Initiative Accelerator Driven System (CiADS), major national scientific and technological infrastructure during the Period of the Twelfth Five-year Plan, which marks that the two installations have officially entered the design...

On December 31st,2015, High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF)，major national scientific and technological infrastructure, gets approved from National Development and Reform Commission.HIAF, according to Medium- and Long-term Plan for Building of Major National Scientific and Technological Infrastructure issued by The State Council of the People's Republic of China, is one of sixt...

Since 2009, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed the concept of HIAF (High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility), kept optimizing its design and performs research on several key technology in advance. Meanwhile, personnel concerned have started the long and tough mission on selecting location for the project all over the nation. Finally, the location was con...