19November, 2021to Centurion® for applications ranging from neutron interro-gation to proton injection to isotope generation and nuclear analysis.Equally impressive is nGen®, Starfire's cutting-edge neutron generator with emission from grounded target, which is a clear step up from the conventional generators with its greater versa-tility and increased output. Extremely portable, the nGen® can be fitted in a small case and carried by no more than one per-son, before deploying at a preferred site for testing or inspect-ing samples. More notably, as nGen® leverages deuterium-deu-terium (DD) or deuterium-tritium (DT) fusion reactions for neutron generation rather than a highly radioactive americium beryllium (AmBe) source, the radiation is also reduced signifi-cantly, making the testing and inspecting process considerably safer for users. Such impressive capabilities have enabled many clients to sim-plify their processes, including neutron, thermal, cold, and fast radiography. "Complex industrial pipelines and tubing structures that once required inspection and testing through x-ray and gam-ma radiation sources, can now be analyzed quickly, seamlessly, and more accurately with our products," states Jurczyk. Moreover, the neutron imaging facilitated by nGen® allows clients to accu-rately detect corrosion under insulation and precisely verify the integrity of welds, reinforced concrete, and more. What's more? Even if the clients have slightly different speci-fication needs, Starfire can custom design Centurion® and nGen® as per their exact requirements, using its unique fabrication pro-cess based on additive manufacturing and high-power IMPULSE® magnetron sputter deposition capabilities.Paving the Way Client SuccessEmpowered by the revolutionary particle accelerators introduced by Starfire, countless clients in the industrial realm have been able to revamp their business offerings. A perfect example would be Mount Sopris Instruments, a Colorado-based company that was leveraging the highly radioactive AmBe source for neutron generation in its instruments to analyze the integrity of wells and gather information regarding geological strata for mining, environmental and geotechnical analysis. The threat of losing a radiochemical source and contaminating a well, increased insur-ance and surety bond cost, plus added training, regulatory mon-itoring, security and handling costs, became too great a burden. That was when Mount Sopris decided to replace their AmBe neutron source with nGen® in their QL40 line of wireline tools. The result? Mount Sopris' instruments began delivering superior performance at lower costs, freeing users from the ever-present harmful radioactive emission while offering easy and extensive equipment transport capabilities.This is but one of the many success stories that Starfire In-dustries has penned over the years. The company's products are also becoming quite popular for security applications, especially for detecting explosives and contraband in luggage and shipping containers at airports and seaports. Centurion® is also contribut-ing to environmental safety and sustainability by enabling clients to accurately analyze groundwater samples and detect the pres-ence of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances fluorinated compounds. Thus, it is facilitating timely intervention and curbing serious environmental damage.In the upcoming months, in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, and Jacobs Engineering, an environ-mental assessment company, Starfire will continue its efforts in solving critical environmental challenges through its testing and inspection technology. In the same leg, Starfire will further diver-sify its product range to service underserved market segments, including medical, defense, consumer electronics, and so on. "Ultimately, our mission is to make testing and inspection easily accessible to every client, whether it is a startup, a university, or a Fortune 500 company, and contribute to their continued success in their respective domains," concludes Jurczyk. At the heart of Starfire's particle accelerator product portfolio is Centurion®--an easy-to-deploy, high-energy, high-intensity radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) ion accelerator
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