Research and development on materials for the SPES target

Autor: Corradetti Stefano, Andrighetto Alberto, Manzolaro Mattia, Scarpa Daniele, Vasquez Jesus, Rossignoli Massimo, Monetti Alberto, Calderolla Michele, Prete Gianfranco
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 66, p 11009 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2100-014X
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20146611009
Popis: The SPES project at INFN-LNL (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori 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 efficiently 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.
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