EPJ Web of Conferences (Mar 2014)

PIPERADE: A Penning-trap isobar separator for the DESIR low-energy facility of SPIRAL2

  • Ascher P.,
  • Blank B.,
  • Blaum K.,
  • Dupré P.,
  • Gerbaux M.,
  • Grévy S.,
  • Guérin H.,
  • Heck M.,
  • Lunney D.,
  • Naimi S.,
  • de Roubin A.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146611002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66
p. 11002

Abstract

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A Penning-trap isobar separator is currently under construction at CENBG (Bordeaux, France) and MPIK (Heidelberg, Germany) for a future installation at the SPIRAL2/DESIR facility. This device aims at purifying the radioactive ion beams from undesired species, in order to deliver highly pure samples of exotic nuclei to the different set-ups which will be installed in the DESIR hall. The present manuscript describes the context and the motivations to build such a system, the targeted characteristics, and the studies to find an efficient purification method for large samples of isobaric species.