Production yields of noble-gas isotopes from ISOLDE UCx/graphite targets

U. C. Bergmann, G. Auböck, R. Catherall, J. Cederkäll, C. Aa Diget, L. Fraile, S. Franchoo, H. Fynbo, H. Gausemel, U. Georg, T. Giles, H. Jeppesen, O. C. Jonsson, U. Köster, J. Lettry, T. Nilsson, K. Peräjärvi, H. Ravn, K. Riisager, L. WeissmanJ. Äystö

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Abstract

Yields of He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe isotopic chains were measured from UCx/graphite and ThCx/graphite targets at the PSB-ISOLDE facility at CERN using isobaric selectivity achieved by the combination of a plasma-discharge ion source with a water-cooled transfer line. The delay times measured for a UCx/graphite target allow for an extrapolation to the expected yields of very neutron-rich noble gas isotopes, in particular for the "NuPECC reference elements" Ar and Kr, at the next-generation radioactive ion-beam facility EURISOL.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)220-224
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume204
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003 May
Externally publishedYes

Free keywords

  • Ion yields
  • Isotope separation on-line
  • Radioactive ion beams
  • Release
  • Uranium and thorium carbide targets

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