VARIORADIANT concept – Innovative perspectives for laser-based radiation systems
Application-specific radiation sources for industry, medical technology and research
The VARIORADIANT concept is not a standard product, but a technological development basis for application-specific radiation systems.
The laser-based platform concept serves as a starting point for solving technological problems in industry, medicine and research.
The VARIORADIANT concept has potential for new perspectives through its compactness and location independence.
- Inspection and testing systems for use in industrial product quality management, quality assurance and material analysis - Targeted application of X-rays (synchrotron-like), hard X-rays (gamma-like) and neutron beams for radiographic and tomographic analyses as well as activation analyses
- On-site production of short-lived radioisotopes
for industrial parts and material testing, radiopharmaceutical and nuclear medicine applications - Medical technology systems
Technology platform for key application areas
The VARIORADIANT concept forms the technological development basis for future solutions in three key areas:
- Product quality management
- Radioisotope production
- Medical technology
The VARIORADIANT concept as a laser-based radiation system
Stands for:
- Efficiency – through highly efficient laser-plasma interaction
- Compactness – system integration in just a few square meters, modular design
- Sustainability – reduced energy and resource requirements
- Location independence – use wherever the application takes place
- Safety – simplified operation without complex infrastructure
Modular system concept
The development basis of the VARIORADIANT concept is a modular system approach. Combinable radiation and modular integration into application-specific environments.
Short, intense laser pulses from an industrial-grade table-top laser system are converted into different types of radiation via a highly efficient laser-plasma interaction mechanism, with high industrial application potential.
The following technical and economic advantages are taken into account during development
- High adaptability to spatial conditions and radiation requirements
- Tailor-made system architecture for every application
- Foldable, compact design with minimal space requirements
- Location-independent deployment
- Significant cost savings compared to traditional systems
- No complex target technology required
- High operational reliability with reduced radiation protection requirements
On the way to the next generation of commercial radiation sources
The VARIORADIANT concept makes it possible to:
- Multimodal provision of different types of radiation
- Variable use of energy spectra
- Short radiation pulses for time-resolved, highly dynamic applications
This makes the VARIORADIANT concept the ideal basis for the development of future innovative industrial, medical and scientific radiation systems.