Speaker
Dr
Mats Lindroos
(CERN)
Description
The ISOLDE REX post accelerator is now fully operational. The top energy of the
linac is 3 MeV/U and so far more than 25 isotopes of 12 elements have been cooled,
bunched, charge bred and accelerated with the system.
The REX system is since 1 January 2004 under the responsibility of the AB
department. For an interim period of 3 years the associated cost, both manpower and
material, is covered by the ISOLDE collaboration. The aim is to integrate REX fully
as an AB machine during this interim period.
The REX team has very successfully maintained and operated the facility with 90
eight hour shifts of radioactive beam delivered for physics in 2004. The main
problems experienced in 2004 have been a lack of manpower during peek periods such
as setting-up of REX (isotopes are changed frequently), a shortage of technician
support for the REX low energy stage (trap and EBIS) and the support for the non AB
standard control system.
The integration work in 2005 will focus on a new organization for the work at the
low-energy stage, a proposal for a new control system (both low and high level) and
the formation of a supervisor team for a more efficient and human (legal hours)
operation of REX.
Author
Dr
Mats Lindroos
(CERN)
