Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research
Metallurgy and Materials Group
Kalpakkam - 603 102
Smart Materials And Radiation Techniques Section (SMARTS)
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Contact Address:
Dr. John Philip
Head, SMART Section, NDE
Division
IGCAR, Kalpakkam - 603 102
TN, India
Phone: +91 44 27480232
Fax: +91 44 26480356
E-mail philip [at] igcar [dot] gov
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Objectives
Development of ferro fluids
Synthesis and characterisation of magnetic nano-particles
Development of infrared thermography techniques for condition monitoring and
material research
Development of X-radiography methodologies / procedures for NDE of components
X-ray tomography
NDE research using Laser generated ultrasound
STAFF MEMBERS
Dr. John Philip, Head, SMART Section
Dr. T. Saravanan
Sri K. Arunmuthu
Sri S. Bagavathiappan
Sri P. Balaraman
Sri S. Ayyappan (SRF)
Sri J. M. Laskar (JRF)
Ms Shima (JRF))
FACILITIES AVAILABLE
Ferro Fluid Development
Development of magnetic nano-particles
Synthesis of nano-fluids and their applications
Phase contrast optical microscope
X-Radiography
Conventional radiography
Real-time radiography
Digital archiving facility
Micro-focal radiography
Tomography
Infrared Thermography
AGEMA 550 Thermal imaging system
IRTIS 200 Thermal imaging System
Laser Ultrasound
Generation & Detection using Nd-YAG laser


3D- surface plot of the blister of hair-pin tube obtained by micro-focal radiography
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