A facility for the production of radioactive francium is operating at the laboratories of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) in Legnaro, Italy. The goal is to collect a cold sample of radioactive atoms in a magneto-optical trap for studies in atomic, nuclear, and particle physics. Production of francium is achieved via the fusion-evaporation reaction 197Au(18O , kn)215−kFr generated by a ~100-MeV 18O6+ beam on a thick gold target. The production target is heated to ~1200 K and kept at a potential of +3 kV to enhance Fr diffusion and surface desorption. Average production rates are 0.7 x 10^6 ions / s for 210Fr with a primary beam flux of 10^12 particles / s, with peaks of 2 x 10^6 ions / s. Details are given on the design and construction of the production targets and on the measurements that characterize their performance.

Francium sources at Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro: Design and performance

ATOUTOV, Serguei;CALABRESE, Roberto;TOMASSETTI, Luca
2006

Abstract

A facility for the production of radioactive francium is operating at the laboratories of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) in Legnaro, Italy. The goal is to collect a cold sample of radioactive atoms in a magneto-optical trap for studies in atomic, nuclear, and particle physics. Production of francium is achieved via the fusion-evaporation reaction 197Au(18O , kn)215−kFr generated by a ~100-MeV 18O6+ beam on a thick gold target. The production target is heated to ~1200 K and kept at a potential of +3 kV to enhance Fr diffusion and surface desorption. Average production rates are 0.7 x 10^6 ions / s for 210Fr with a primary beam flux of 10^12 particles / s, with peaks of 2 x 10^6 ions / s. Details are given on the design and construction of the production targets and on the measurements that characterize their performance.
2006
Stancari, G.; Veronesi, S.; Corradi, L.; Atoutov, Serguei; Calabrese, Roberto; Dainelli, A.; Mariotti, E.; Moi, L.; Sanguinetti, S.; Tomassetti, Luca...espandi
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