F. Azaiez

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The European Collaboration for Stable Ion Beams
ECOS Pushing the limits with high intensity
stable beams
F. Azaiez (IPN-Orsay)
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ECOS Working Group within NuPECC
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ECOS European COllaboration for Stable (ion
beams)
Marie-Helene Moscatello / M. Levitowicz
(GANIL) Annamaria Porcellato (Legnaro) Uli
Ratzinger (GSI)
Sigurd Hofmann (GSI) Rauno Julin
(JYFL) Faical Azaiez (IPN-Orsay) Jacomo
Deangelis (Legnaro) Rolf-Dietmar Herzberg
(Liverpool)
Task Produce a document to NUPECC with
--The Science with high intensity stable ion
beams, Beam intensity limitations and technical
developments for various types of research
lines!
--Status and future developments
of existing facilities --Recommendations
NuPECC/ECOS web pages
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--The Science with high intensity stable ion
beams, Beam intensity limitations and
technical developments for various types of
research lines!
NZ nuclei (inbeam
spectroscopy and decay studies) G.
DeAngelis SHE search S. Hofmann Super heavy
nuclei (in-beam spectroscopy and decay studies)
R. D. Herzberg Neutron-deficient nuclei
(in-beam spectroscopy and decay studies) R.
Julin Exotic shapes and decay modes in nuclei
F. Azaiez Neutron rich nuclei using DIC
reactions F. Azaiez G. DeAngelis Nuclear
astrophysics S.V. Harissopulos --Status and
future developments of existing facilities
LEGNARO A. Porcellato GANIL M. H.
Moscatello/M. Lewitovicz GSI S. HofmannU.
Ratzinger JYVASKYLA R. Julin
KVI S. Brandenburg
CATANIA S. Gammino --Recommendations
NuPECC web pages
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Recommendation (iii)
The UNILAC upgrade will provide one order of
magnitude greater beam intensities than today.
This is a major improvement which will greatly
enhance the program to search and study super
heavy elements. The realisation of this up-grade
is considered highly important and the committee
lends it its full support.
LINAG, the SPIRAL2 driver is another attractive
possibility as it fully matches the
specification of the needed high intensity
stable ion beam facility, a significant amount
of beam time is foreseen to be used for
the production of high intensity light and medium
mass stable ion beams This project is recommended
as a first step to the desired facility as well
as its future upgrade to heavier masses (LINAG2)
It is an important proof of feasibility and test
bunch for all technical issues related to very
high intensity heavy ion beams.
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Recommendation (iv)
It is clear that the use of the upgraded UNILAC
and the very intense light and medium beams from
LINAG is an attractive short-medium range
perspective for the community from the point of
view of the physics opportunities and also from
the point of view of the possibilities of testing
and improving instruments and methods. The
long term goal for a new dedicated high intensity
stable ions facility in Europe is considered to
be one of the important issues to be discussed
and considered in the next Long Range Plan of
the nuclear physics community. In this context,
the importance of an complementary
low-energy-high-intensity stable-beam facility
dedicated to Nuclear astrophysics studies needs
also to be considered.
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Recommendation (v)
In order to be ready for this new project it is
also highly important that research and
development on the various related keys issues
such as target, spectrometers and ion sources,
are initiated and organised at the European in
synergy with future RNB projects
1. Development of High current ion sources 2.
Development of high power thin targets 3.
Improvement of the ion-optical properties of the
separator with respect to high transmission and
reduced background. 3. Increase of the detector
granularity and installation of an appropriate
signal processing and data acquisition system.
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ECOS Network within ENSAR
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• The objectives of ECOS
• --Bring together and coordinate the expertise
  that is available in the European countries in
  order to achieve the research and developments
  activities needed in all aspects related to the
  production and use of high intensity heavy ion
  beams.
• --Optimize resources and manpower for the
  up-grade and development of various stable ions
  beam facilities in Europe in order to
• optimize their scientific output. From this point
  of view, NA02-ECOS has a
• direct link to the TNA delivering stable ion
  beams to the users community in Europe. These are
  GSI, GANIL, LNL/LNS, JYFL , ALTO and KVI

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Description of work Task 1 High power thin-target technology The maximum usable primary beam current with thin targets is among others determined by the long-term stability of the thin targets under irradiation. High beam intensities lead to a considerable heating of the targets, and, hence to thermal stress, possibly phase transitions, oxidation or reduction of the chemical compounds and diffusion into the target backing respectively. We propose to study these phenomena in detail and to compare for example the performance of thin actinide targets as function of the production method (painting, spray-painting, electrolysis, electro-deposition, evaporation and sputtering), the used chemical compounds (oxide, carbide, others) and backings/coatings respectively. The way is to bring together labs that use different techniques for target preparation and those that can test the target performance under real conditions. For this task ECOS will have the duty to organize the collaboration and exchange of expertise on the development of high power target technology Task 2 Synergies in Super Heavy Element Research The study of Super Heavy Elements (SHE) is one of todays most challenging interdisciplinary research fields. It brings together nuclear physics, atomic physics, chemistry and theoretical physics. Over the last years researchers from the different disciplines have continued to strengthen exchange of ideas. The ECOS community proposes to use this Network in order to enhance synergies among the research groups on a European scale. For this task ECOS is aiming for bringing together the groups with research activities on SHE using high intensity ion beams for an exchange of new ideas and techniques related to the use of very high intensity stable beams. Task 3 Organisation of bi-annual ECOS Workshops In order to optimize resources, two workshops will be organised with parallel sessions dedicated to all aspects of the technical developments and research activities using stable ions beam facilities in Europe. The second workshop will be coupled to the NA town meeting Task 4 Coordination of stables Ion beam facilities in Europe This third task is aiming for coordination and organization of the network.

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• Steering committee
• F. Azaiez (IN2P3)
• D. Ackermann (GSI)
• G. Deangelis (LNL)
• M. Lewitowicz (GANIL)
• Maj (Krakow-Warsaw)
• R. Julin ( JYFL)

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ECOS-NA
6 Beneficiaries
30 associate partners
GANIL (France) IN2P3 (France) GSI-Darmstadt
(Germany) INFN (Italy) University of Jyvaskyla
(Finland) IFJ PAN Krakow - HIL UW Warsaw(Poland)
NIPNE-Bucarest (Roumania)

NCSR Demokritos (Greece) IN2P3
(France)


Atomki- Bebrecen (Hungary) Department of Physics,
University of Liverpool (UK)
HIL UW warsaw (Poland) KVI Groningen
(Nederlands)

SAFE University of Oslo (Norway) CEA-Saclay
(France)

CEA-Bruyeres-le Chatel
(France) LMU Munich (Germany)

TU Munich
(Germany) IRMM Geel, (Belgium)


INRNE-BAS, Sofia (Bulgaria) University of Sofia
(Bulgaria)

Lund University (Sweden) Paul Scherrer Institute
(Switzerland)
University of Bern
(Switzerland) Royal Institute of Technology -
Stockholm (Sweden)
University of Manchester (UK) University of
Surrey (UK)

University of York (UK) University of
Paisley (UK)

STFC Daresbury (UK) University of
Mainz (Germany)

University of Aarhus (Denmark) Comenius
University, Bratislava (Slovakia)
Istanbul
University (Turkey) Nigde University (Turkey)
NR-Dubna (Russia)
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The ECOS Network Activity in the ENSAR framework
of the EU FP7 program has among others with its
Task 2 the objective to promote synergies in the
field of Super-Heavy Element (SHE) research,
described as follows "For this task ECOS is
aiming for bringing together the groups with
research activities on SHE using high-intensity
ion beams for an exchange of new ideas and
techniques related to the use of very high
intensity stable beams. In particular, Task 2
will propose an optimisation of resources (beam
time, target technology, detectors) in the field
of SHE research among TNA facilities." The
ENSAR-ECOS Workshop on FUture Super-Heavy Element
Strategy FUSHE 2012 is one very important
milestone in this process. It will provide a
forum for the SHE community to discuss and define
the future strategy to reach the common goal
the establishment and investigation of the region
of spherical shell-stabilised super-heavy nuclei
the so called Island of Stability.
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FUSHE 2012 - Topics and Goal

• Experiment
• Theory
• Instrumentation

Goal Discuss and define the (near and far)
future strategy for the field of SHE research
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FUSHE 2012 May 13th 16th 2012

• Workshop Structure and Goal
• The workshop - attended by ? 90 participants
  from all institutions involved in SHE research
  worldwide was organised in 7 x ½-day sessions
  with a strong emphasis on discussions including
  Theory, Experiment and Instrumentation arguments
• The sessions were organised as a combination of
  invited talks followed by a topical discussion
  for the subjects
• SHE Synthesis
• Nuclear Structure of SHE
• Chemistry
• Atomic Physics and Alternative Approaches
• As a main deliverable of the workshop a paper
  laying out the near and far -future strategy in
  SHE research will be produced and published

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ECOS 2012 Advances and challenges in nuclear
physics with high intensity stable beams June
18th - 21st, 2012Villa Vigoni, Loveno di
Menaggio (CO), Italy.
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LINAC RESEARCH FACILITY (LRF-Huelva)
The Linac Research Facility (LRF) is foreseen to
be an user oriented facility for producing
intense HEAVY ION BEAMS for basic research on
nuclear physics and applications. LRF is a
University facility. HIGH INTENSITY
SUPERCONDUCTING LINAC - Wide range of heavy
ions - Wide range of energies, from keV/u 15
MeV/u - Maximum intensity for HI (100uA, 40Ar)
- protons up to 30 MeV (1 mA) up to 70 MeV (nA)
? ECOS initiative for high intensity
accelerators

• RESEARCH APPLICATION PROGRAM
• - Basic nuclear physics reactions structure,
  astrophysics, superheavies exotic
  isotopes(IGISOL)
• - Materials for Fusion and Fission energy
• Aerospace
• - Medical applications Radioisotopes Proton
  therapy

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LINAC RESEARCH FACILITY (LRF-Huelva)
Parameter Value COST/Time Comments
Ion Species Heavy ions, protons SCR ion source
Current Range 1-2 mA (protons) 500uA 10 uA HI HI intensities depends strongly on Q/A
PHASE 1 20 MeV protons 9 MeV/u HI 16 Meur 3 years Auxilliary, Cryogenics, Ion source, LEBT, RFQ, 2 x cryomodules (7 x SC), 2 beam lines
PHASE 2 55 MeV protons 15 MeV/u HI 5 Meur 2 years 2 x Cryomodule, Ext. Cryogenics, full experimental hall, IGISOL
PHASE 3 72 MeV protons 18 MeV/u HI 3 Meur 1 year 1 x Cryomodule, proton therapy line
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WORKSHOPS
AUXILLIARY
ION SOURCE
LINAC CONTROL
EXPERIMENTAL HALL
OFFICES
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LINAC RESEARCH FACILITY (LRF-Huelva)
International collaboration ANL-USA CENBG
Bordeaux, France CIEMAT-Madrid,
Spain CMAM-Madrid, Spain CSIC-Madrid,
Spain GANIL-Caen, France GSI-Darmstadt,
Germany Hospital JRJ-Huelva, Spain ISOLDE-Geneva,
Switzerland IPN-Orsay, France KU-Leuven-Belgium LN
L-Leñaro, Italy LNS-Catania, Spain UNED-Madrid,
Spain Univ. Huelva, Spain Univ. Seville,
Spain Univ. UPV-Bilbao, Spain