• D. Rifuggiato, L. Calabretta, L. Celona, F. Chines, L. Cosentino, G. Cuttone, P. Finocchiaro, A. Pappalardo, M. Re, A. Rovelli
  INFN/LNS, Catania

The EXCYT project has successfully come to conclusion at the end of 2006. As a consequence a new facility for production and acceleration of radioactive ion beams is now available at Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania. This facility is based on the ISOL method: in particular the primary beam is delivered by a Superconducting Cyclotron, while the secondary beam is post-accelerated by a Tandem. A low energy radioactive beam is also available at the exit of the pre-injector. The main features of the commissioning of the facility will be described. Details will be given on the characteristics of the diagnostic devices. Future development activities are related both to the operative features of the new facility and to the improvements and upgrading that are planned to be introduced in the near future. All of these subjects will be extensively discussed.

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• A.B. Alpat, M. Menichelli, A. Papi
  INFN/PG, Perugia
• R. Harboe-Sorensen
  ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk
• G.A.P. Cirrone, F. Ferrera, P. Figuera, P. Finocchiaro, M. Lattuada, D. Rifuggiato
  INFN/LNS, Catania
• F. Bizzarri, D. Caraffini, M. Petasecca, F. Renzi
  MapRad, Perugia
• H. Denizli
  Abant Izzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Bolu
• O. Amutkan
  ODTU/Phys. Dept., Ankara

This paper describes the beam monitoring system that has been developed at the Superconducting Cyclotron at INFN-LNS (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania, Italy) in order to monitor the beam parameters such as energy, flux, beam profile, for SEE (Single Event Effects) cross-sections determination and DD (Displacement Damage) studies. In order to have an accurate and continuous monitoring of beam parameters we have developed fully automatic dosimetry setup to be used during SEE (with heavy ions) and DD (with protons of 60 MeV/n) tests of electronic devices and systems. The final goal of our activity is to demonstrate how operating in air, which in our experience is easier than in vacuum, is not detrimental to the accuracy on controlling the beam profile, energy and fluence delivered onto the DUT (Device Under Test) surface, even with non relativistic heavy ions. We have exposed during the same session, two beam calibration systems, the "Reference SEU monitor" developed by ESA/ESTEC and the beam monitoring and dosimetry setup developed by our group. The results are compared and discussed here.

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