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SPES Slide 2 1.Develop a Neutron Rich ISOL facility delivering Radioactive Ion Beams at 10AMeV using the LNL linear accelerator ALPI as re-accelerator. 2.Make use of a Direct ISOL Target based on UCx and able to reach 10 13 Fission/s to produce neutron rich exotic beams. 3.Apply the technology and the components of the ISOL facility to develop applications in neutron production and medicine. 1.Develop a Neutron Rich ISOL facility delivering Radioactive Ion Beams at 10AMeV using the LNL linear accelerator ALPI as re-accelerator. 2.Make use of a Direct ISOL Target based on UCx and able to reach 10 13 Fission/s to produce neutron rich exotic beams. 3.Apply the technology and the components of the ISOL facility to develop applications in neutron production and medicine. Exotic nuclei ISOL facility for Neutron rich nuclei by U fission 10 13 f/s high purity beam Reacceleration up to >10 MeV/u Applications Proton and neutron facility for applied physiscs Radioisotope produduction & Medical applications SPES strategy Slide 3 Spes Project Layout 11/28/2015LAC Piazza3 Artistic ViewRadioIsotopes Facility ISOL Facility Slide 4 SPES facility at LNL Proton Driver ISOL target 1 (8kW) ISOL target 2 High Resolution Mass Spectrometer Charge Breeder Exotic beam transfer to PIAVE-ALPI Proton and neutron applications HV platform 260kV Beam Cooler Slide 5 Slide 6 The SPES Front end Proton Beam Radioactive Beam Target ion-source system Slide 7 The SPES FE is fully operative! 60 kV platform Beam diagnostic devices Steerer & Electric quads Target & Ion source (platform 30kV) Proton beam line 60 kV insulator Slide 8 The SPES target prototype Graphite Window UCx Disk Graphite Dumpers Graphite Box UCx emissivity measurement SEM Characterization UCx target production Before thermal treatment After thermal carburization treatment 4 cm diameter, 1 mm thick pellets Slide 9 SPES Target-Ion-Source Slide 10 SPES Surface Ion Source 350 A Slide 11 Bending angle 80 in/out 28 Drift 1.62 m Quads. Elett. Leff=40 cm R=30 mm, Vmax