Conveners
LHC Intensity Upgrade (LIU) and its potential for ISOLDE
- Kieran Flanagan (University of Manchester (GB))
This feasibility studies evaluates the possibility of transferring 2 GeV beams to the ISOLDE facility. Required upgrades of magnets, power converters and beam instrumentation will be shown together with a preliminary integration study. Expected beam parameters from Linac4 will be given together with a cost estimate for the beam transfer upgrade.
The target and ion source unit is the core for radio isotope production at an ISOL facility. A steady supply of freshly custom made targets has to be maintained throughout the operation period following the tight physics schedule.
With the EPIC upgrade of the ISOLDE facility and the potential increase of irradiation points, target production has to be adapted.
The current target production...
During the Long Shutdown 2, CERN has connected the LINAC 4 to its accelerator complex and as well upgraded the PS Booster to be able to cope with the new LINAC proton beam energy (160 MeV), and acceleration of the protons up to 2.0 GeV (instead of up to 1.4 GeV as it was in the past). However for the moment, the transfer beam line connecting to ISOLDE (BTY) is not being prepared for 2.0 GeV...
