Pb/Bi loop target for EURISOL kick-off meeting

Thursday, 10 May 2012 from 09:00 to 16:10 (Europe/Zurich)
at CERN ( 304-1-001 )

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Thursday, 10 May 2012

09:00 - 09:10 Introduction 10'

Speakers: Roberto Losito (CERN), Yorick Blumenfeld (CERN)

09:10 - 09:35 Pb/Bi target loop for EURISOL: history and overview 25'

The presentation will provide the background and status of the project.

We are aiming at developing a prototype, and perform online tests at ISOLDE, of a high power circulating Pb/Bi loop target for EURISOL, for the production of radioactive ion beams.

Speaker:	Thierry Stora (CERN)
Material:	Slides

09:35 - 10:05 Ongoing projects at SCK-CEN of interest to the development of a Pb/Bi loop target for EURISOL 30'

The Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK•CEN is currently working on the design of the MYRRHA research reactor, able to operate in both critical and sub-critical mode as an Accelerator-Driven System (ADS). When operated as an ADS, the MYRRHA reactor core will be coupled to an external neutron source, which consists of a 600-MeV, 2- to 4-mA proton beam impinging on a lead-bismuth spallation target.

By using a small fraction (up to 5%) of the MYRRHA proton beam, intensities of 100-200 uA can be sent to a separate facility called ISOL@MYRRHA, where pure and intense Radioactive Ion Beams (RIBs) will be produced via the Isotope Separator On Line method. ISOL@MYRRHA aims to be complementary to existing facilities, focusing on experimental programs requiring long uninterrupted beam times.

In this talk, the MYRRHA and ISOL@MYRRHA facilities will be introduced and the status of the project will be given. Links to the project on the development of a Pb/Bi loop target for EURISOL will be made.

Speaker:	Dr. Lucia-Ana POPESCU (SCK-CEN)
Material:	Slides

10:05 - 10:35 Safety aspects of the Pb/Bi loop prototype 30'

Speaker:	Valentin Blideanu (CEA)
Material:	Slides

10:35 - 10:55 Coffee break

10:55 - 11:20 PbBi related activities in IPUL 25'

Speaker:	Kalvis Kravalis (Institute of Physics of University of Latvia)
Material:	Slides

11:20 - 11:45 Chemistry at the lead bismuth loop for EURISOL prototype 25'

It is expected that the huge amount of radioactivity will be produced at lead bismuth eutectic converter targets. We would like to set our goal to study detailed chemistry for separation of these radionuclides from the LBL.

Speaker:	Susanta Lahiri (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics)
Material:	Slides

11:45 - 12:05 The ESS target: W baseline and LBE backup options 20'

Speaker:	Etam Noah Messomo (Geneva university)
Material:	Slides Video

12:05 - 12:30 CERN targetry activities 25'

Target activities at CERN and more specifically those planned for the Pb/Bi loop target for EURISOL  project will be presented.

Speaker:	Cesare Maglioni (CERN)
Material:	Slides

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch ( Restaurant NOVAE 2, Brasserie )
14:00 - 15:30 Project organization: Work packages, milestones, AOB 1h30'
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General discussion
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15:30 - 15:50 Coffee break