Transcript Maxime Brodeur

I NSTITUTE FOR S TRUCTURE AND N UCLEAR A STROPHYSICS
N UCLEAR S CIENCE LABORATORY
A University-based cyclotron
laboratory for nuclear science
Maxime Brodeur
I NSTITUTE FOR S TRUCTURE AND N UCLEAR A STROPHYSICS
N UCLEAR S CIENCE LABORATORY
Importance of low-E NP research
Goal: understand the atomic nucleus
Three main topics of studies in the low-energy domain:
• Fundamental symmetries
• Nuclear astrophysics
• Nuclear structure
By providing stable ion beams and some RIBs, ARUNA
currently contributes in all subfields.
These beams are however of limited reach
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The problem
Main options to perform experiments with exotic beams in the USA:
• CARIBU/ATLAS at ANL
• NSCL
Highly competitive
large user facilities
• Beam request largely exceed available time
Proposed
Accepted
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Side-effects
Result: reduced experimental time
• Experiments requiring time cannot be performed
• Few measurements can be done yearly
The 2013 low-energy community meeting statement:
“The community is concerned about the lack of beam time at
existing facility and its impact on the workforce development”
Propose to locally produce RIBs to address this need
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Local RIB production
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p-induced fission
p from 24 MeV commercial cyclotron
Ip ~ 500mA
H- machine; 2 simultaneous beams
TR24 from ACSI
1.1 barn at
24 MeV
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Partnership
• Shared use of cyclotron with private partner
• Production of medical radioisotopes (99mTc, …)
Notre Dame
Cyclotron
Isotope
production
• The cyclotron and building will be financed by Notre
Dame and the medical isotope company.
• Operation of the cyclotron and operational costs (e.g.
utilities) provided by the company
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Partnership
• Day-time use for research (simultaneous also possible)
• Lots of beam availability for nuclear experiments
Notre Dame
Cyclotron
Isotope
production
• Place where long-term and more challenging
measurements can be done…
• … while measurements on exceptionally exotic nuclei
would be done at FRIB
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Long-term, challenging measurements
• m and Pn of exotic, relevant r-process nuclei
Produced at low yield (<1 ion/h), requires long time
(weeks) to perform the measurement
• abn of mirror transition to test the electroweak interaction
Challenging measurement requiring large statistics of long
half-lived nuclei (t1/2 reaching 20 min.)
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RIB production method
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IG-ISOL method
Universal
Well-established
Versatile
Can change targets for
optimal production
• Fission (n-rich, r-process)
• Fusion-evaporation (p-rich,
mirror transitions)
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Calculated deliverable yields
238U(p,f)
Ep = 30 MeV
Ip = 10 mA
• Comparable to
CARIBU with 1 Ci
252Cf source
• Different yield
distribution
(complementary)
Figure from J. Aysto
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RIB separation
24 MeV p
from cyclotron
Fission
product
24 MeV p
from cyclotron
• Non-isobaric contamination removed by dipole magnet
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24 MeV p
from cyclotron
Isobaric purification
RFQ cooler
and buncher
MR-TOF mass
separator or
spectrometer
• Isobaric contamination removed
by a multi-reflection time-offlight separator
• Can also be used for mass
measurements
Pure bunches
to Paul trap
Bunches
from RFQ
Recall Yuan Mei’s talk
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Experimental possibilities
24 MeV p
from cyclotron
Ion trap measurements:
RFQ cooler
and buncher
MR-TOF mass
separator or
spectrometer
Paul trap for Pn
measurements
• b-delayed n-emission BR
• abn of mirror transitions
Could also measure t1/2, …
open to suggestions
Or experiments with the
protons themselves; e.g.
STAR
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Which Pn can be done?
Total of 160 Pn
70 Pn that CARIBU
cannot produce
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Applied physics research opportunities
• Some measurements also have applied physics interests
e.g. Pn values are important for:
• The design of next generation
nuclear reactors
• Stockpile stewardship
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Applied physics research opportunities
• Medical radioisotopes research
e.g. Alternate means to produce 99mTc
• Used in 80% of nucl. med. procedures
• Generated from 99Mo decay, which is
produced by fission in reactors
• In 2016: 2 reactors responsible to 2/3
world supply set to close
• Alternative: 100Mo(p,2n) reaction using cyclotrons
• Issue: purity of 99mTc produced
• Contamination production s calculation done at UND (Couder)
• s measurements are underway (Couder)
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Conclusion
• The cyclotron facility will allow various funding opportunities
• The new RIB facility will help the nuclear physics community
with beam time shortage.
• This unique American IG-ISOL facility would provide a training
opportunity in tomorrow’s scientific workforce
• Like other ARUNA facilities, the unfair advantage of this
facility over large user facilities is time.
• Allows to make long-term measurements that cannot be
done at large facilities
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Backup slides
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RIB cooling and bunching
24 MeV p
from cyclotron
RFQ cooler
and buncher
Cooled
bunches
Continuous
beam
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Pn measurements
MCP
trap
electrode
136Xe
RFQ cooler
and buncher
β-
137I
n
MCP
MR-TOF mass
separator or
spectrometer
Paul trap for Pn
measurements
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Plastic
137Xe
Plastic
24 MeV p
from cyclotron
ν