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Description
As in the previous years, the target and ion source development group (TISD) has been working to push the limits of beam intensity and purity of available beams, and to develop new beams of elements, which are not yet available at any other ISOL facility. Important progress has been made on the LIEBE project, which exploits the forced circulation of a hot Pb-Bi eutectic melt. Here, the prototype is nearing completion and commissioning is planned. We have launched a material development campaign to synthesize and characterize novel low work function materials to increase the efficiency of negative ion sources. The work on an improved proton to neutron converter is progressing fast, as well as the detailed study and optimization of the VADLIS cavity. The status of molecular beam developments as well as an overview of target operation in 2017 will finally be presented.
