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SUMMARY:MYRRHA and its impact on fundamental science and medical applicati
 ons
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DESCRIPTION:The production of high purity radioactive ion beams (RIB) thro
 ugh the isotope separation online (ISOL) method makes possible unique rese
 arch programmes in several fields of science. The demand for beam time con
 tinues to be high\, while the study of more and more exotic isotopes\, dif
 ficult to produce in sufficient quantities\, is of primary interest for ma
 ny of the currently defined research projects. At the same time\, the grow
 ing interest from the medical field cannot pass unnoticed\, the ISOL techn
 ique giving access to the most innovative medical isotopes\, with extremel
 y-high specific activity. Increasing the RIBs intensity is therefore of pr
 imary interest\, and it is carefully addressed through several R&D program
 mes worldwide.\n\nThe development of the accelerator driven system MYRRHA\
 , at SCK•CEN\, allowed elaborating the idea of a high-power ISOL facilit
 y capable to operate in parallel to the accelerator driven system (ADS) an
 d making use of the same proton accelerator. In the operation scheme\, abo
 ut 5% of the CW proton beam of the 600-MeV 4-mA linac would be diverted to
 wards the ISOL@MYRRHA facility with a frequency up to 250 Hz.\n\nA phased 
 implementation of the MYRRHA project was decided in 2015. Phase 1 involves
  the construction of the first part of the linac\, providing 100 MeV proto
 n beams to a Proton Target Facility (PTF) and a high-power beam dump used 
 for testing the requested high reliability of the accelerator. After a det
 ailed analysis of potential applications of the 100-MeV proton beam\, ISOL
 @MYRRHA was selected to be implemented at PTF.  In phase 1 this will be a
  major user of the up to 4-mA proton beam and the ISOL technology will be 
 pushed to the maximum power level achievable. The R&D program\, which star
 ted already in 2016\, encompasses both the development of the technical-de
 sign solutions for the future facility\, as well as the implementation of 
 a physics-research program available at 100 MeV.\n\nThe presentation will 
 provide information on the project\, the ISOL-facility and its application
 s catalogue.\n\nhttps://indico.cern.ch/event/806310/
LOCATION:CERN 30-7-018 - Kjell Johnsen Auditorium
URL:https://indico.cern.ch/event/806310/
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