Speaker
Description
ISOLDE target and ion source units are among the key components in the process chain towards the delivery of radioactive ion beams for nuclear physics experiments. Targets are manufactured on demand, following the physics schedule and beam request. Over the past 50 years more than 1000 isotopes have been produced from over 74 elements, but users constantly seek to study new, often more exotic and complex nuclear systems. It that regard, challenges typically arise from low production yields, short half-lives (ms range) and/or the refractory nature of the respective element. It is thus not surprising that target material development is of great importance next to the annual target production. In this contribution, we will give a summary of the 2021 target production figures, supplemented with some highlights of the delivered beams. In addition, an overview over current target material-related research and developments as well as their respective infrastructural requirements (laboratories and equipment) will be given.
