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Bilheux, J.-C.

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TPPE004 The Production of Negative Lithium Beams by Charge Exchange in Cesium Vapours 898
 
  • M. Re, F. Chines, G. Cuttone, M. Menna, E. Messina
    INFN/LNS, Catania
  • J.-C. Bilheux, D.W. Stracener
    ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
 
  These measurements were carried out at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL-HRIBF) by researchers from the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (INFN-LNS), Catania, Italy and local staff. The Charge Exchange Cell (CEC) consisted of a vacuum chamber containing cesium vapours at a variable temperature, T, in which positive ions accelerated from an ion source were transformed into negative ones by collisions with the Cs atoms. The main goal of this test was to measure the production efficiency for 7Li- ions at different operating conditions, such as 7Li+ beam energy (5 to 55 keV) and Cs temperature (190 to 300 °C). Moreover, the efficiency measurements performed with a 6Li+ projectile beam gave clear indications about the isotopic shift effect. These results are useful to estimate the charge exchange efficiency for 8, 9Li, which will be the first radioactive beams to be produced at the EXCYT facility (EXotics with CYclotron and Tandem). The data showed that the charge exchange efficiency at the minimum energy suitable for beam handling (20-25 keV) is around 1%.  
TPPE020 Radioactive Ion Beam Development at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility
 
  • D.W. Stracener, G. Alton, J.R. Beene, H. Z. Bilheux, J.-C. Bilheux, J.C. Blackmon, D. Dowling, R.C. Juras, Y. Kawai, Y. Liu, M.J. Meigs, P.E. Mueller, B. A. T. Tatum
    ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • H.K. Carter, A. Kronenberg, E.H. Spejewski
    Center of Excellence for RIB Studies for Stewardship Science, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
 
  Funding: Managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725.

Radioactive beams are produced at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory using the Isotope Separator On-Line (ISOL) technique. Radioactive nuclei are produced in a thick target via irradiation with energetic light ions (protons, deuterons, helium isotopes) and then post-accelerated to a few MeV/nucleon for use in nuclear physics experiments. An overview of radioactive beam development at the HRIBF will be presented, including ion source development, improvements in the ISOL production targets, and a description of techniques to improve the quality (intensity and purity) of the beams. Facilities for radioactive ion beam development include two ion source test facilities, a target/ion source preparation and quality assurance facility, and an in-beam test facility where low intensity production beams are used. A new test facility, the High Power Target Laboratory, will be available later this year. At this facility, high intensity production beams will be available to measure the power-handling capabilities of ISOL production targets. This information will be used to optimize target materials and geometries for high power densities.