Accelerators can provide some of the best analytical techniques and applications in a diverse range of fields such as materials science, environmental science, cultural heritage and the biosciences. The effective utilization of accelerators in the IAEA’s Member States is being promoted through participation in knowledge building activities, dissemination of information, and the development and application of innovative nuclear science. These areas offer a broad spectrum of activities for the development, and new applications of accelerators and accelerator-based techniques. The Physics Section supports programmes on education, knowledge building, and technology transfer for accelerator projects in Member States.

This CD-ROM version of the 2nd edition of the Database for Accelerator-Based Analytical Techniques (A-BAT) contains over 200 entries from 40 countries, with new and additional information on the characteristics and applications of accelerator facilities. It was compiled from information provided in response to a questionnaire distributed to accelerator laboratories in 2005. This database is being maintained and continuously updated based on information submitted to the Instrumentation Unit of the IAEA Laboratories (NAAL), Seibersdorf, Austria. The most current version of this database is available online