• MEDICIS
• LAST WEEK was dedicated to a Tb beam time with the presence of S.Collins (NPL) on-site. #804M (new target) has been irradiated (DIRECT 4.04E17 0.8 uA). No water leak this time however vacuum issues led to not collecting any Tb as the temperature could not be pushed very high (max 1500 degrees). To confirm again that the issue ot coming from the FE side, #828M irradiated and used last year has been tested on the FE. Vacuum perfectly fine over the week-end at 2000 degrees.

 

• THIS WEEK another target #769M used and irradiated last year was placed on the FE (yesterday) showing also no heating problems with a vacuum also perfectly fine. Therefore a vacuum issue linked to the FE can be discarded. #872M is being irradiated now (direct, limit of 0.5 uA). It will be used from tomorrow morning to collect K-43. There is no shipping planned as for now we will only check what are our capabilities in terms of K-43 production (linked to a PRISMAP R&D project to irradiate some crystals/diamonds). If enough activity it will be used as a reference source for the Kromek.

 

• NEXT WEEK on monday 09 am, we will be loading ThC into #848M with Bernard and the target will go on the FE in the morning. It will go for irradiation to take indirect beam on HRS (date and time to send the target still TBC with Hanne) and used for a double Ra-224/225 collection.