Abstract
The SPES project at INFN-LNL (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Lab- oratori Nazionali di Legnaro) is focused on the production of radioactive ion beams. The core of the SPES facility is constituted by the target, which will be irradiated with a 40 MeV, 200 µA proton beam in order to produce radioactive species. In order to effi ciently produce and release isotopes, the material constituting the target should be able to work under extreme conditions (high vacuum and temperatures up to 2000 ◦ C). Both neutron- rich and proton-rich isotopes will be produced; in the first case, carbon dispersed uranium carbide (UCx) will be used as a target, whereas to produce p-rich isotopes, several types of targets will have to be irradiated. The synthesis and characterization of different types of material will be reported. Moreover, the results of irradiation and isotopes release tests on different uranium carbide target prototypes will be discussed.
Highlights
The aim of the SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) project, under construction at INFN-LNL (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica - Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro) is the development of a facility for the production of radioactive ion beams (RIBs) to be delivered to experimental users for nuclear physics, astrophysics and materials science studies [1]
The core of the SPES facility is constituted by the target, which will be irradiated with a 40 MeV, 200 μA proton beam in order to produce radioactive species
SPES is designed to be an ISOL (Isotope Separation On-Line) facility, in which the radioactive isotopes of interest are produced by the direct interaction of a primary beam with a suitable target, and directly extracted and ionized to be accelerated and delivered to specific experimental areas
Summary
The aim of the SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) project, under construction at INFN-LNL (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica - Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro) is the development of a facility for the production of radioactive ion beams (RIBs) to be delivered to experimental users for nuclear physics, astrophysics and materials science studies [1]. SPES is designed to be an ISOL (Isotope Separation On-Line) facility, in which the radioactive isotopes of interest are produced by the direct interaction of a primary beam with a suitable target, and directly extracted and ionized to be accelerated and delivered to specific experimental areas. The obtained ions are extracted by means of a 30 kV potential, mass separated and re-accelerated in the ALPI superconducting LINAC with energies of 10 AMeV and higher.
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