1. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 1/30 The SPES Project: research and development for the multi-foil direct target M. Manzolaro 1,3, A. Andrighetto 1, L. Biasetto 1,2, G. Meneghetti 3, S. Carturan 1, D. Scarpa 1, P. Colombo 2, G. Prete 1 1. INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale dellUniversità 2, 35020 Legnaro (Pd), Italy. 2. Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, - sezione materiali - Via Marzolo. 9 - 35131 Padova, Italy 3. Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy 4. Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Via Marzolo 1 - 35131 Padova, Italy

2. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 2/30 Triumf (600 MeV proton cyclotron beam) Future fission RIB facility HIE Isolde (1400 MeV proton synchrotron beam) Spiral2 (40 MeV deuteron linac beam) SPES - 40 MeV, 0.2 mA proton cyclotron beam - fission rate: 10 13 fissions/s - neutron-rich radioactive nuclei - range of masses between 80 and 160

3. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 3/30 The SPES ISOL Beam Facility layout cyclotron 40 MeV, 0.2 mA production zone beam transport mass separators charge breeder

4. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 4/30 Production zone: target and ion source SPES PRODUCTION TARGET Transfer Line ION SOURCE SPES PRODUCTION TARGET PROTONS UC x RADIOACTIVE ATHOMS ION SOURCE RADIOACTIVE ATHOMS RADIOACTIVE IONS + + + --- W tube Transfer Line UC x disk Graphite box SPES Target Heating System (Ta tube) SPES Target Heating System (Ta wing) PB RIB

5. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 5/30 SPES Target Working Groups WG2: Material Development (LNL) - Carbide productions - Carbide characterizations - New porous material - New characterization methods WG1: Mechanical Development (LNL) - Thermo-Mechanical Calculations - Development of target prototypes - CAD mechanical drawings WG3: Ion Source Development (INFN–PV) - Laser & Ion source developments WG4: Handling (INFN-BO) - Target handling & controls

6. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 6/30 WG1 Mechanical Developments

7. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 7/30 200 mm Graphite Window SiC Disk Ta Heater The SPES target prototype Cu Clamp Graphite Dumpers Graphite Box

8. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 8/30 Graphite Window SiC Disk Graphite Dumpers Graphite Box 200 mm Ta Heater Cu Clamp THERMAL-ELECTRIC COUPLED FIELD FE ANALYSES The SPES target prototype

9. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 9/30 Temperature measurement point Temperature measurement point Pyrometer The SPES target prototype

10. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 10/30 Pyrometer Temperature measurement point The SPES target prototype

11. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 11/30 The SPES vacuum chamber UNDER CONSTRUCTION UPGRADING OF THE ISOLDE (CERN) VACUUM CHAMBER

12. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 12/30 The SPES carburization furnace

13. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 13/30 WG2 Material Developments

14. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 14/30 Production of UC x 13 mm pellets PRODUCTION OF OXIDE PELLET Mixing & Cold Pressing THERMAL TREATMENT Up to 2000°C (several days)

15. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 15/30 UC x characterization SEM = Scanning Electron Microscope Emissivity measurements by dual frequency pyrometer

16. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 16/30 Vertical Sintering of 40 mm LaC 2 disks inside the SPES graphite target box La 2 O 3 +11C+ binder after 750 MPa uniaxial press Sintering process with the disk in vertical position Process completed successfully Production of LaC 2 40 mm pellets

17. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 17/30 Carburization and sintering of LaC 2 disks 7.5 h6 h Production of LaC 2 40 mm pellets

18. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 18/30 WG3 Ion Source Developments

19. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 19/30 FE model and test of the Surface Ion Source Temperature point (FE model and measurement) I=500 A [°C] T=50°C FE model validated experimentally

20. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 20/30 Ion Source: laser photo-ionization DOF ux = 0 uy = 0 uz = 0 LINEAR ELASTIC structural calculations LASER LASER photo ionization: activity started at Pavia (University and INFN section) excimer LASER I=500 A [m] Ion Laser ionization Atom laser

21. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 21/30 Future ionization and LASER test at LNL LASER beam excimer FE6 at LNL-INFN LASER beam ion source LASER beam ion source

22. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 22/30 WG4 Target Handling

23. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 23/30 SPES target handling Front end area Handling zone Services zone

24. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 24/30 SPES target handling Thanks to Trento University SPES group

25. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 25/30 Status of the SPES Laboratories

26. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 26/30 UCx Laboratory, University of Padova Department of Chemistry

27. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 27/30 HT Laboratory, LNL-INFN

28. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 28/30 Chemistry Laboratory, LNL-INFN

29. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 29/30 Test Bench Laboratory, LNL-INFN Front End built in collaboration with the INFN sections of Milano and Pavia Original project developed by Stefano Marzari (CERN - Switzerland)

30. 08/06/2009: HIAT09 Mattia Manzolaro, SPES Target Group 30/30 THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR ATTENTION! SPECIAL THANKS TO: Michele Lollo Michele Lollo Luciano Costa Luciano Costa Mauro Giacchini Mauro Giacchini