Neutron-rich isotope production using a uranium carbide - carbon Nanotubes SPES target prototype

S. Corradetti, L. Biasetto, M. Manzolaro, D. Scarpa, S. Carturan, A. Andrighetto, G. Prete, J. Vasquez, P. Zanonato, P. Colombo, C. U. Jost, D. W. Stracener

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Abstract

The SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) project, under development at the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (INFN-LNL), is a new-generation Isotope Separation On-Line (ISOL) facility for the production of radioactive ion beams by means of the proton-induced fission of uranium. In the framework of the research on the SPES target, seven uranium carbide discs, obtained by reacting uranium oxide with graphite and carbon nanotubes, were irradiated with protons at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF) of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). In the following, the yields of several fission products obtained during the experiment are presented and discussed. The experimental results are then compared to those obtained using a standard uranium carbide target. The reported data highlights the capability of the new type of SPES target to produce and release isotopes of interest for the nuclear physics community.

Original languageEnglish
Article number56
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalEuropean Physical Journal A
Volume49
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

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