Developing uranium dicarbide–graphite porous materials for the SPES project

Biasetto, Lisa; Zanonato, Pier Luigi; Carturan, S.; Bernardo, Plinio Dí; Colombo, Paolo; Andrighetto, A.; Prete, G.

doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2010.06.032

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“…The properties required for a material to work with a high efficiency as an ISOL target can be summarized as [2]:…”

Section: The Spes Targetmentioning

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“…The most used ISOL target material is uranium carbide [2], since it not only possesses the requisites highlighted in section 2, but is also able to generate, by fission reactions, a wide spectrum of elements when interacting with a proton beam. The most common type of uranium carbide produced, tested and used in ISOL facilities can be referred to as UC x , indicating it is composed of uranium dicarbide (UC 2 ), graphite (C), and a minor amount of uranium monocarbide (UC).…”

Section: Uranium Carbide: Production Of N-rich Isotopesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The most common type of uranium carbide produced, tested and used in ISOL facilities can be referred to as UC x , indicating it is composed of uranium dicarbide (UC 2 ), graphite (C), and a minor amount of uranium monocarbide (UC). In recent years, the synthesis of uranium carbide thin discs have been carried out [2,4], by using the reaction:…”

Section: Uranium Carbide: Production Of N-rich Isotopesmentioning

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Research and development on materials for the SPES target

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Andrighetto

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Abstract.The SPES project at INFN-LNL (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare -Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro) is focused on the production of radioactive ion beams. The core of the SPES facility is constituted by the target, which will be irradiated with a 40 MeV, 200 µA proton beam in order to produce radioactive species. In order to efficiently produce and release isotopes, the material constituting the target should be able to work under extreme conditions (high vacuum and temperatures up to 2000 • C). Both neutronrich and proton-rich isotopes will be produced; in the first case, carbon dispersed uranium carbide (UC x ) will be used as a target, whereas to produce p-rich isotopes, several types of targets will have to be irradiated. The synthesis and characterization of different types of material will be reported. Moreover, the results of irradiation and isotopes release tests on different uranium carbide target prototypes will be discussed.

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“…The properties required for a material to work with a high efficiency as an ISOL target can be summarized as [2]:…”

Section: The Spes Targetmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Uranium Carbide: Production Of N-rich Isotopesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Uranium Carbide: Production Of N-rich Isotopesmentioning

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Research and development on materials for the SPES target

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“…and q B 4 C and q C are the theoretical densities of the two components (respectively 2.52 g/cm 3 for boron carbide [18], 1.90 g/cm 3 for graphite [11]). The total estimated porosity of the specimens was obtained by the comparison of the bulk and theoretical densities using the formula:…”

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“…All the neutron-rich nuclei expected for the SPES facility [10] will be produced using a unique, fissile target material, uranium carbide (UC X ) [11]. On the other hand, the production of protonrich isotopes requires a more specific choice of the target material; due to the low energies of the incident particles, the obtainable products are only those close in mass and charge to the target nuclei.…”

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