Project of Thin Targets for the NUMEN Experiment

Abstract

The goal of the NUMEN collaboration is the measurement of the cross sections of Double Charge Exchange reactions for several couple of ion projectile-target, in order to provide helpful data to study the nuclear matrix elements of the neutrino-less double β-decay. The need of big statistics and high precision in the measurements require the use of high intensity beams and very thin targets. This creates some problems to the design of the target frame and to the dissipation of the heat generated by the beam. The present paper reports a possible solution for the cooling system and the production technique of a tin target, together with the results of the preliminary tests of heat dissipation.