EURISOL

1. EURISOL THE GOAL: Design Study Producing an engineering oriented study of the EURISOL Facility and developing prototypes of the most critical parts of the facility itself.

2. IDENTITY CARD EURISOL Design Study TASKS: 1+11 (FOUR TOPIC AREAS) PARTICIPANTS: 20 GANIL (F), CNRS/IN2P3 (F), INFN (I), CERN (UE), UCL (B), CEA (F), NIPNE (RO), JYU (FI), LMU (G), FZJ (G), FI (LT), UW (PL), SAS (SK), U- LIVERPOOL (UK), GSI (G), USDC (E), CCLRC (UK), PSI (CH), IPUL (LV), SU MSL (SE) (15 countries involved) CONTRIBUTORS:20 U-FRANKFURT (G), BUDKER (RU) ,VNIIFT (RU), PNPI (RU), ORNL (USA), ANL (USA), KAERI (SKR), TRIUMF (CA), JAERI (JP), SOREQ (IL), U-MAINZ (G), VINCA (YU), KVI (NL), U-SURREY (UK), U-YORK (UK), U-PAISLEY (UK), U-UPPSALA (SE), NSCL (USA), FNAL (USA), HUG (CH) (12 countries involved from Europe, Asia and North America) PROJECT ESTIMATED TOTAL EFFORTS:(k€) 32.284,3 - FTE 490,45 ( p*y) EC CONTRIBUTION: (k€)9161.9- FTE 113,25 (p*y) DURATION OF THE PROJECT: 48 MONTHS STARTING DATE: FEBRUARY 1st, 2005 COORDINATING INSTITUTION: GANIL (F)

3. 4 TOPIC AREAS EURISOL Design Study EURISOL DS MANAGEMENT (GANIL/INFN-LNL/CNRS-IN2P3/CERN) 1 Targets and ion sources (Synergies with neutron spallation sources and neutrino facilities) • Multi-MW target station : liquid- mercury converter (CERN) • Direct target : Several target-ion source systems (CERN) • Fission target : UCx target optimization (INFN-LNL) 2 Accelerators (Synergies with HIPPI (CARE)) • Proton accelerator design: the driver (INFN-LNL): • Heavy ion accelerator design: the post accelerator (GANIL) • SC cavity development: cavity prototypes and multipurpose cryomodule (CNRS-IN2P3/IPNO) 3 Physics, beams and safety (Synergies with EURONS) • Physics and instrumentation: conceptual design of novel instruments (U-LIVERPOOL) • Beam intensity calculations: yield optimization of RIB species (GSI) • Safety and radioprotection: radiation fields, activation, shielding, handling, storage, conformity to legislation (CEA) 4 Beta-Beams Aspects (Synergies with BENE (CARE)) • Beam preparation : breeders, 60 GHz ECR source (JYV) • Beta-beam aspects: conceptual design report of the Beta-Beam facility. It includes preliminary studies on modifications of CERN accelerators in case the facility is sited at CERN ( CERN)

4. EURISOL MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Design Study STEERING COMMITTEE 1 representative of each Participant + Management Board and Chairs of NUPECC, ESGARD, EURONS (all ex-officio) 1 meeting/year INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY PANEL 3 Members – 1 Meeting/year MANAGEMENT BOARD Project Leader + 3 Members MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TEAM 1. Administrative Office 2. Scientific liaison Office 3. Technical coordinator COORDINATION BOARD Management Board + Task Leaders + Coordinators of HIPPI JRA and BENE Network (ex-officio) 2-3 Meetings/year ANNUAL PARTICIPANT MEETING 1 Meeting/year Task 1 Task 2 Task 3

5. Members of EURISOL DS Steering Committee EURISOL With voting rights Design Study Without voting rights

6. COORDINATION BOARD (It is chaired by the Project Leader) EURISOL Design Study • to present reports on the progress of the individual task; • to make proposal concerning or modifying programme to be conducted; • to make proposal concerning the allocation or the re-allocation of specific task among the contractors; • to draft the project reports; • to identify contractor presenting financial or technical risks; • to resolve technical problems or any difficulty arising in connection with the task implementation; • to foster the connectivity among the individual task; • to evaluate and favour possible synergies with other projects. VOTING RULES: quorum 2/3 of members majority 3/4 of votes

7. List of members of Coordination Board EURISOL With voting rights Design Study Without voting rights

8. INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY PANEL(appointed by the SC) EURISOL Design Study • It is composed of three Int. Experts covering the domains of RIB Science, accelerators and high power production targets • It shall advice the SC on strategic and managerial aspects of the project, through the analysis of the activities implementation and the evaluation of the impact of the obtained results on the final objectives of the Design Study • It may be consulted, any time, by the SC and MB on specific scientific and organizational aspects.

9. The EURISOL-DS management informed that the EURISOL-DS week is planned from November 28 to December 1 at GANIL. Officially the EURISOL-DS contract is operative from February 1st , even if the contract is not signed yet. The budget will be available only after the signature of the contract (April/May?). Home institutions can advance travel expenses and ask to be refunded when the budget will be available. End of October at CEA Saclay, joint meeting with Tasks #2, #3, #5 and SAFERIB

10. TASK #4 – Fission Target and 1+ Ion Source Participants P1 – GANIL P2 – CNRS/IN2P3 P3 – INFN P4 – CERN P6 – CEA Saclay P7 – NIPNE Bucarest P18 – PSI Switzerland P19 – IPUL Latvia Contributors C2 – BINP Novosibirsk C3 – VNIITF Snezhinsk C4 – PNPI Gatchina C11 –U-MAINZ Mainz C20 – HUG Geneva

11. Fission target 1. Calculations Neutronics of the Ta, W and Hg converter Computation of energy deposition in the Ta, W and Hg converter and target Simulation of the diffusion and effusion properties • 2. Fission target design Layout of fission target and n-converter integration Investigation of the most suitable materials for the 238UCx-target material Investigation of the most suitable containment materials for the 238UCx-target Design of target module and handling Design of vacuum system Construction of a 238UCx target prototype • 3. Solid converter Construction solid converter + BeO target prototype Isotope extraction for medical applications from Ta/W

12. 4. Ion sources Study and construction of Nitschke ion source Study and construction of electron bombardent ion source Design of 1+ ion source coupling • 5. Test of prototypes On-line tests of different UCx at PNPI, IPNO and ISOLDE On-line test of solid converter + BeO target prototype Off-line testing of the complete 238UCx target On-line test of 238UCx target geometry

13. Fission Target (first 12 months) Calculations Neutronic calculations (yield & angular distribution) for real converter/target geometry (starting geometry EURISOL Report), taking into account the different materials (Ta, W, Hg, U,…..). FLUKA, MCNPx Report (CEA, CERN, GANIL, LNL) Task#2, Task#5 and SAFERIB Fission target design Nuclear calculation for the given converter/target design in view of energy deposition, activation and dose rates. Report (PSI) Mock up of the target around the Hg loop (IPUL) Implementation of the geometry, vacuum chamber design, High Voltage, ion source. Preliminarily design(CERN, GANIL, LNL, NIPNE) Task#2, Task#3, Task#5 and SAFERIB(BINP,VNIITF)

14. Comparison between Low Density and High Density Uranium Carbide targets. Measurements of production yields and release times of Rb, Cs, In, Sn in reference targets. 2 weeks beam time at Gatchina, June 2005. Diffusion-effusion computation. Test of target lifetime (goal is 3 months). First prototype of target with 100 gr of High Density uranium carbide. 4 days beam time at Gatchina, December 2005. Report. (GANIL, CNRS/IN2P3, LNL)Task#3, Task#5 and SAFERIB(PNPI Gatchina) Test bench to investigate the most suitable containment materials for the 238UC target, heating system, temperature distribution (GANIL, CNRS/IN2P3, LNL) Task#2, Task#3 (BINP) Solid converter Initial study of high-Z solid converter, review on radiation effect on Ta/W, cooling water,… Review report. (CNRS/IN2P3, NIPNE)(VNIITF)

15. Ion sources Construction and test of Nitschke ion source (CNRS/IN2P3, NIPNE) Construction and test of prototype of electron bombardent ion source (GANIL, CNRS/IN2P3, LNL) (PNPI Gatchina)Task#3

18. INFN – LNLActivities MCNPx neutronics calculations for a real target geometry. Report; (CEA, CERN, GANIL) Preliminarily design for the target assembly around the converter (geometry, HV insulation, reflector, assembling/disassembling procedures, ……). Starting geometry EURISOL Report). Preliminarily design; (CERN, GANIL, NIPNE, BINP,VNIITF) Target design: diffusion & effusion calculations. Report; (GANIL, CNRS/IN2P3) Comparison between Low Density and High Density Uranium Carbide targets. Measurements of production yields and release times of Rb, Cs, In, Sn in reference targets. 2 weeks beam time at Gatchina, June 2005. Test of target lifetime (goal is 3 months). First prototype of target with 100 gr of High Density uranium carbide. 4 days beam time at Gatchina, December 2005. Report; (GANIL, CNRS/IN2P3,PNPI) High Temperature Electron Beam Ion Source (HTEBIS). Test in Gatchina. Report; (GANIL, CNRS/IN2P3,PNPI) Test bench for testing container materials and heating systems. Report. (GANIL, CNRS/IN2P3, BINP)