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			{{Short description\|Particle accelerator research centre in India}}
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	{{Use Indian English\|date=August 2015}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=August 2015}}
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	\| image = Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre.svg		\| name = Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
	\| image_size =		\| image = Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre.svg
	\| ~~caption~~ = ~~[[Seal (device)~~\|~~Seal]] of VECC~~		\| image_size =
	\| ~~formation~~ = 1977		\| formation = {{circa\|{{start date and age\|df=yes\|1977}}}}
	~~\| status = Operational~~		\| budget = {{INRConvert\|291.27\|c\|1\|lk=on}}<br />{{small\|(2026{{ndash}}27)}}<ref>{{Cite web \|title=DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY Demands for Grants, 2026-27 \|url=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sbe3.pdf \|website=indiabudget.gov.in}}</ref>
	\| budget = {{INRConvert\|~~137~~\|c}}<ref>https://~~openbudgetsindia~~.~~org/dataset/eb35712b-f09b-415e-8218-d63f1e9015db~~/~~resource~~/~~4112248f-9a01-49db-ac5a-3a6a76a5f042~~/~~download/atomic-energy~~.pdf ~~{{Bare URL PDF~~\|~~date~~=~~March 2022~~}}</ref>		\| fields = {{plainlist\|
	\| ~~purpose~~ = [[Nuclear research\|~~Nuclear~~ Research]]		* [[Nuclear research]]
	\| ~~headquarters~~ = [[~~Kolkata~~]], [[~~West Bengal~~]]~~, India~~		* [[High-energy nuclear physics]]
	\| ~~coords~~ = {{coord\|22.~~6010~~\|88.~~4192~~}}		* [[Health physics]]
	\| leader_title = Director		* [[Nuclear medicine]]
	\| leader_name = ~~Dr. Sumit Som~~		* [[Radiation damage]]
	~~\| name = Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre~~		* [[Isotope\|Isotope production]]
	\| abbreviation = VECC		* [[Accelerator physics]]
			* [[Analytical chemistry]]
			* Accelerator technology
			* [[Materials science\|Material Research]]
			* [[Particle physics]]
			* [[Radiochemistry]]
			* [[Computer science]] & [[Computer Technology\|technology]]
			\|}}
			\| affiliations = [[Homi Bhabha National Institute]]
			\| headquarters = [[Bidhannagar]]
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|22\|36\|3.6\|N\|88\|25\|9.12\|E\|region:IN-WB_type:edu\|display=inline,title}}
			\| location = {{ubl
			\| [[Kolkata]], India
			\| [[New Town, Kolkata\|New Town]]
			\| [[Chak Garia]]
			}}
			\| leader_title = Director
			\| leader_name = Vaishali Naik
			\| abbreviation = VECC
	\| parent_organisation = [[Department of Atomic Energy]]		\| parent_organisation = [[Department of Atomic Energy]]
	\| website = {{URL~~\|http://www.vecc.gov.in/~~}}		\| website = {{official URL}}
	}}		}}

	The '''Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre''' ('''VECC''') is a research and development unit of the [[Department of Atomic Energy (India)\|Department of Atomic Energy]]. The VECC is located in [[Kolkata]], India and performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences and development of the latest nuclear particle accelerators. It has a collaboration with the [[CERN\|European Organization for Nuclear Research]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hbni.ac.in/ci/44vecc.htm\|title=Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata \|publisher=Homi Bhabha National Institute \|access-date=1 April 2014}}</ref>		The '''Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre''' ('''VECC''') is a premier research and development unit of the [[Department of Atomic Energy (India)\|Department of Atomic Energy]], [[Government of India]]. The VECC has three campuses located in [[Kolkata]], India and performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences and development of the latest nuclear particle accelerators. It has a collaboration with the [[CERN\|European Organization for Nuclear Research]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hbni.ac.in/ci/44vecc.htm\|title=Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata\|publisher=Homi Bhabha National Institute\|access-date=1 April 2014\|archive-date=9 December 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209134652/http://www.hbni.ac.in/ci/44vecc.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	The Centre houses a 224 cm [[cyclotron]]—the first of its kind in India—which has been operational since 16 June 1977.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Asoke Nath Mitra\|title=India in the World of Physics: Then and Now\|year=2009\|publisher=Pearson Education India\|isbn=9788131715796\|page=318\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRLPM6s7hWAC&q=Variable+Energy+Cyclotron+Centre+logo&pg=PA318}}</ref> It provides [[proton]], [[deuteron]], [[alpha particle]] and heavy ion beams of various energies to other institutions.		The Centre houses a 224 cm [[cyclotron]]—the first of its kind in India—which has been operational since 16 June 1977.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Asoke Nath Mitra\|title=India in the World of Physics: Then and Now\|year=2009\|publisher=Pearson Education India\|isbn=9788131715796\|page=318\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRLPM6s7hWAC&q=Variable+Energy+Cyclotron+Centre+logo&pg=PA318}}</ref> It provides [[proton]], [[deuteron]], [[alpha particle]] and heavy ion beams of various energies to other institutions.

	The Centre consists of major facilities such as K130 Cyclotron, K500 Superconducting Cyclotron, Cyclone-30 Medical Cyclotron, Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) Facility, Computing Centre, Regional Radiation Medicine Centre and a new Campus for the proposed ANURIB project<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/New-nuke-physics-facility-planned-in-Kolkata/article20562349.ece \|title=New nuke physics facility planned in Kolkata \|access-date=20 Oct 2018 \|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/laboratory-for-research-on-radioactive-ion-beams-soon/story-YvfiU7HbvXmuQFy0SLhEWJ.html \|title=Laboratory for research on radioactive ion beams soon \|date=17 Jun 2013 \|access-date=20 Oct 2018 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|author=Sudeshna Pal}}</ref> at New Town, Rajarhat. The ANURIB (Advanced National facility for Unstable & Rare-Isotope Beams) is a planned facility, to be constructed in collaboration with the Canada-based research institute [[TRIUMF]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.triumf.ca/headlines/workshops-conferences/expanding-partnerships-india\|title=Expanding Partnerships with India \| TRIUMF : Canada's particle accelerator centre}}</ref> ANURIB is going to conduct experiments of unstable & rare isotope beams.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kolkata-to-house-asia-s-second-lab-to-study-supernova-conditions/1055235/0 \| title=Kolkata to house Asia's second lab to study supernova conditions \| first=Madhuparna \| last=Das \| date=6 January 2013 \| newspaper=The Indian Express \| access-date=30 May 2018 }}</ref>		The Centre consists of major facilities such as K130 Cyclotron, K500 Superconducting Cyclotron, Cyclone-30 Medical Cyclotron,<ref>{{Cite news \|date=September 20, 2018 \|title=Cyclotron facility becomes operational in Kolkata, to boost cancer diagnosis \|work=[[The Indian Express]] September 20, 2018 03:59 IST \|publication-place=Mumbai \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-cyclotron-facility-operational-kolkata-cancer-diagnosis-5365520/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=September 20, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017221730/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-cyclotron-facility-operational-kolkata-cancer-diagnosis-5365520/ \|archive-date=Oct 17, 2018}}</ref> Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) Facility, Computing Centre, Regional Radiation Medicine Centre and a new Campus for the proposed ANURIB project<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/New-nuke-physics-facility-planned-in-Kolkata/article20562349.ece \|title=New nuke physics facility planned in Kolkata \|access-date=20 Oct 2018 \|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/laboratory-for-research-on-radioactive-ion-beams-soon/story-YvfiU7HbvXmuQFy0SLhEWJ.html \|title=Laboratory for research on radioactive ion beams soon \|date=17 Jun 2013 \|access-date=20 Oct 2018 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|author=Sudeshna Pal}}</ref> at New Town, Rajarhat. The ANURIB (Advanced National facility for Unstable & Rare-Isotope Beams) is a planned facility, to be constructed in collaboration with the Canada-based research institute [[TRIUMF]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.triumf.ca/headlines/workshops-conferences/expanding-partnerships-india\|title=Expanding Partnerships with India \| TRIUMF : Canada's particle accelerator centre\|access-date=17 November 2018\|archive-date=18 November 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118081630/https://www.triumf.ca/headlines/workshops-conferences/expanding-partnerships-india\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ANURIB is going to conduct experiments of unstable & rare isotope beams.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kolkata-to-house-asia-s-second-lab-to-study-supernova-conditions/1055235/0 \| title=Kolkata to house Asia's second lab to study supernova conditions \| first=Madhuparna \| last=Das \| date=6 January 2013 \| newspaper=The Indian Express \| access-date=30 May 2018 }}</ref>

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	[[Category:Homi Bhabha National Institute]]		[[Category:Homi Bhabha National Institute]]

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	\| purpose = [[Nuclear research\|Nuclear Research]]		\| purpose = [[Nuclear research\|Nuclear Research]]
	\| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India		\| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India

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	The Centre houses a 224 cm [[cyclotron]]—the first of its kind in India—which has been operational since 16 June 1977.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Asoke Nath Mitra\|title=India in the World of Physics: Then and Now\|year=2009\|publisher=Pearson Education India\|isbn=9788131715796\|page=318\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRLPM6s7hWAC&q=Variable+Energy+Cyclotron+Centre+logo&pg=PA318}}</ref> It provides [[proton]], [[deuteron]], [[alpha particle]] and heavy ion beams of various energies to other institutions.		The Centre houses a 224 cm [[cyclotron]]—the first of its kind in India—which has been operational since 16 June 1977.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Asoke Nath Mitra\|title=India in the World of Physics: Then and Now\|year=2009\|publisher=Pearson Education India\|isbn=9788131715796\|page=318\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRLPM6s7hWAC&q=Variable+Energy+Cyclotron+Centre+logo&pg=PA318}}</ref> It provides [[proton]], [[deuteron]], [[alpha particle]] and heavy ion beams of various energies to other institutions.

	The Centre consists of major facilities such as K130 Cyclotron, K500 Superconducting Cyclotron, Cyclone-30 Medical Cyclotron, Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) Facility, Computing Centre, Regional Radiation Medicine Centre and a new Campus for the proposed ANURIB project<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/New-nuke-physics-facility-planned-in-Kolkata/article20562349.ece \|title=New nuke physics facility planned in Kolkata \|access-date=20 Oct 2018 \|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/laboratory-for-research-on-radioactive-ion-beams-soon/story-YvfiU7HbvXmuQFy0SLhEWJ.html \|title=Laboratory for research on radioactive ion beams soon \|date=17 Jun 2013 \|access-date=20 Oct 2018 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|author=Sudeshna Pal}}</ref> at New Town, Rajarhat. The ANURIB (Advanced National facility for Unstable & Rare-Isotope Beams) is a planned facility, to be constructed in collaboration with the Canada-based research institute [[TRIUMF]].<ref>http://www.triumf.ca/headlines/workshops-conferences/expanding-partnerships-india</ref> ANURIB is going to conduct experiments of unstable & rare isotope beams.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kolkata-to-house-asia-s-second-lab-to-study-supernova-conditions/1055235/0 \| title=Kolkata to house Asia's second lab to study supernova conditions \| first=Madhuparna \| last=Das \| date=6 January 2013 \| newspaper=The Indian Express \| access-date=30 May 2018 }}</ref>		The Centre consists of major facilities such as K130 Cyclotron, K500 Superconducting Cyclotron, Cyclone-30 Medical Cyclotron, Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) Facility, Computing Centre, Regional Radiation Medicine Centre and a new Campus for the proposed ANURIB project<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/New-nuke-physics-facility-planned-in-Kolkata/article20562349.ece \|title=New nuke physics facility planned in Kolkata \|access-date=20 Oct 2018 \|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/laboratory-for-research-on-radioactive-ion-beams-soon/story-YvfiU7HbvXmuQFy0SLhEWJ.html \|title=Laboratory for research on radioactive ion beams soon \|date=17 Jun 2013 \|access-date=20 Oct 2018 \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|author=Sudeshna Pal}}</ref> at New Town, Rajarhat. The ANURIB (Advanced National facility for Unstable & Rare-Isotope Beams) is a planned facility, to be constructed in collaboration with the Canada-based research institute [[TRIUMF]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.triumf.ca/headlines/workshops-conferences/expanding-partnerships-india\|title=Expanding Partnerships with India \| TRIUMF : Canada's particle accelerator centre}}</ref> ANURIB is going to conduct experiments of unstable & rare isotope beams.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kolkata-to-house-asia-s-second-lab-to-study-supernova-conditions/1055235/0 \| title=Kolkata to house Asia's second lab to study supernova conditions \| first=Madhuparna \| last=Das \| date=6 January 2013 \| newspaper=The Indian Express \| access-date=30 May 2018 }}</ref>

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| image = Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre.svg
| image_size =
| caption = [[Seal (device)|Seal]] of VECC
| formation = 1977
| status = Operational
| budget = {{INRConvert|137|c}}<ref>https://openbudgetsindia.org/dataset/eb35712b-f09b-415e-8218-d63f1e9015db/resource/4112248f-9a01-49db-ac5a-3a6a76a5f042/download/atomic-energy.pdf</ref>
| purpose = [[Nuclear research|Nuclear Research]]
| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| coords = {{coord|22.6010|88.4192}}
| leader_title = Director
| leader_name = Dr. Sumit Som
| name = Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
| abbreviation = VECC
| parent_organisation = [[Department of Atomic Energy]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.vecc.gov.in/}}
}}

The '''Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre''' ('''VECC''') is a research and development unit of the [[Department of Atomic Energy (India)|Department of Atomic Energy]]. The VECC is located in [[Kolkata]], India and performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences and development of the latest nuclear particle accelerators. It has a collaboration with the [[CERN|European Organization for Nuclear Research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbni.ac.in/ci/44vecc.htm|title=Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata |publisher=Homi Bhabha National Institute |access-date=1 April 2014}}</ref>
The Centre houses a 224 cm [[cyclotron]]—the first of its kind in India—which has been operational since 16 June 1977.<ref>{{cite book|last=Asoke Nath Mitra|title=India in the World of Physics: Then and Now|year=2009|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=9788131715796|page=318|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRLPM6s7hWAC&q=Variable+Energy+Cyclotron+Centre+logo&pg=PA318}}</ref> It provides [[proton]], [[deuteron]], [[alpha particle]] and heavy ion beams of various energies to other institutions.

The Centre consists of major facilities such as K130 Cyclotron, K500 Superconducting Cyclotron, Cyclone-30 Medical Cyclotron, Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) Facility, Computing Centre, Regional Radiation Medicine Centre and a new Campus for the proposed ANURIB project<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/New-nuke-physics-facility-planned-in-Kolkata/article20562349.ece |title=New nuke physics facility planned in Kolkata |access-date=20 Oct 2018 |newspaper=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/laboratory-for-research-on-radioactive-ion-beams-soon/story-YvfiU7HbvXmuQFy0SLhEWJ.html |title=Laboratory for research on radioactive ion beams soon |date=17 Jun 2013 |access-date=20 Oct 2018 |publisher=Hindustan Times |author=Sudeshna Pal}}</ref> at New Town, Rajarhat. The ANURIB (Advanced National facility for Unstable & Rare-Isotope Beams) is a planned facility, to be constructed in collaboration with the Canada-based research institute [[TRIUMF]].<ref>http://www.triumf.ca/headlines/workshops-conferences/expanding-partnerships-india</ref> ANURIB is going to conduct experiments of unstable & rare isotope beams.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kolkata-to-house-asia-s-second-lab-to-study-supernova-conditions/1055235/0 | title=Kolkata to house Asia's second lab to study supernova conditions | first=Madhuparna | last=Das | date=6 January 2013 | newspaper=The Indian Express | access-date=30 May 2018 }}</ref>

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