At Legnaro National Laboratories of INFN is under construction a Rare Isotope Facility called “Se... more At Legnaro National Laboratories of INFN is under construction a Rare Isotope Facility called “Selective Production of Exotic Species” (SPES) based on a 35-70 MeV proton cyclotron, able to deliver two beams with a total current up to 0.75 mA, an ISOL fission target station and an existing ALPI superconducting accelerator as a post accelerator (up to 10 MeV/u for A/q=7). The paper will cover notably: the high-resolution mass separator, the CW RFQ (80 MHz, 727 keV/u, with internal bunching), the 1+ low energy transfer line and the injection line from Charge Breeder to ALPI under installation.
The 32S(3He,d)33Cl one-proton transfer reaction is a powerful tool to investigate the spectroscop... more The 32S(3He,d)33Cl one-proton transfer reaction is a powerful tool to investigate the spectroscopy of low-lying states in the proton-rich 33Cl nucleus. However, the extraction of firm differential cross-section data at various angles to benchmark and constrain theoretical models is made challenging by the presence of competitive reactions on target contaminants. In this paper we report on arecent measurement using a new generation hodoscope of silicon detectors, capable to detect and identify emitted deuterons down to energies of the order of 2 MeV. The high angular segmentation of our hodoscope combined with a suitable target to control possible contaminants, allowed to unambiguously disentangle the contribution of various states in 33Cl, in particular the 2.352 MeV state lying just few tens of keV above the proton separation energy.
Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 2019
The four α-particle decay of the excited 16O* quasi-projectile (QP) produced in peripheral 16O + ... more The four α-particle decay of the excited 16O* quasi-projectile (QP) produced in peripheral 16O + 12C reactions at 130 MeV is studied in detail. The different decay channels leading to the four α-particle final state are reconstructed from an event-by-event analysis of α correlations through the population of intermediate 8Be and 12C resonant states. A small but non-negligible contribution of 8Be gs evaporation is observed. The branching ratios of the different evaporation channels are compared to the prediction of an Hauser-Feshbach code (once characteristics of the QP source are extracted from the experimental data), which very accurately reproduces all the inclusive observables of the reaction. However, significative deviations are observed. In particular, the experimental population of the Hoyle state is significantly lower than the predictions of the statistical model, suggesting possible structure effects in the Coulomb barrier and/or in the transmission coefficients.
Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement, 2017
Here, a detailed view of the fusion-fission channel analysis is presented. Experimental data were... more Here, a detailed view of the fusion-fission channel analysis is presented. Experimental data were analysed, and compared to calculations done with statistical model code GEMIINI++. Presented is a good agreement between calculations and experimental data. Results prove that GEMINI++ calculations can be used to reproduce experimental fusion-fission cross sections as well as fission fragments velocities
A R&D study for the realization of a Direct Target is in progress within the SPES project for... more A R&D study for the realization of a Direct Target is in progress within the SPES project for RIBs production at the Laboratori Nazionali of Legnaro. A proton beam (40 MeV energy, 0.2 mA current) is supposed to impinge directly on a UCx multiple thin disks target, the power ...
SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) is an INFN project to develop a Radioactive Ion Bea... more SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) is an INFN project to develop a Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) facility as an intermediate step toward EURISOL. The key feature of SPES is to provide high intensity and high-quality beams of neutron rich nuclei to perform forefront research in nuclear structure, reaction dynamics and interdisciplinary fields like medical, biological and material sciences. The exotic isotopes will be reaccelerated by the ALPI Superconducting Linac at energies of 11 AMeV for masses in the region of A=130 amu with an expected rate on target of 109 pps. This represent a substantial improvement to the actual available ISOL facilities both from the point of view of intensity and energy of the exotic beam.
Recent measurements have been performed at the National Laboratoty of Legnaro using mass-symmetri... more Recent measurements have been performed at the National Laboratoty of Legnaro using mass-symmetric (400, 500 MeV 64Ni + 68Zn) and mass-asymmetric (250 MeV 16O + 116Sn) entrance channel reactions to form 132Ce compound nucleus at different excitation energies (E*=150, 200 and 200 MeV, respectively). The decay of the composite system has been followed studying the gamma-rays and Light Charged Particles
ABSTRACT Exploiting the long experience in design and production of scintillating mixtures based ... more ABSTRACT Exploiting the long experience in design and production of scintillating mixtures based on siloxane matrices with combinations of primary dye and waveshifter, a first set of 6LiF loaded scintillator disks has been produced. The synthesis is herein described and reported, as well as preliminary results on their light response towards thermal neutrons. The preservation of transparency and mechanical integrity of the scintillator material is challenging when introducing the inorganic salt LiF which is a "foreign body" to the organic polysiloxane host matrix Different strategies such as synthesis of nanoparticles and surface functionalization have been pursued to succeed in the entrapment of the neutron converter whilst maintaining moderate light output, optical transparency and flexibility of the base scintillator.
At Legnaro National Laboratories of INFN is under construction a Rare Isotope Facility called “Se... more At Legnaro National Laboratories of INFN is under construction a Rare Isotope Facility called “Selective Production of Exotic Species” (SPES) based on a 35-70 MeV proton cyclotron, able to deliver two beams with a total current up to 0.75 mA, an ISOL fission target station and an existing ALPI superconducting accelerator as a post accelerator (up to 10 MeV/u for A/q=7). The paper will cover notably: the high-resolution mass separator, the CW RFQ (80 MHz, 727 keV/u, with internal bunching), the 1+ low energy transfer line and the injection line from Charge Breeder to ALPI under installation.
The 32S(3He,d)33Cl one-proton transfer reaction is a powerful tool to investigate the spectroscop... more The 32S(3He,d)33Cl one-proton transfer reaction is a powerful tool to investigate the spectroscopy of low-lying states in the proton-rich 33Cl nucleus. However, the extraction of firm differential cross-section data at various angles to benchmark and constrain theoretical models is made challenging by the presence of competitive reactions on target contaminants. In this paper we report on arecent measurement using a new generation hodoscope of silicon detectors, capable to detect and identify emitted deuterons down to energies of the order of 2 MeV. The high angular segmentation of our hodoscope combined with a suitable target to control possible contaminants, allowed to unambiguously disentangle the contribution of various states in 33Cl, in particular the 2.352 MeV state lying just few tens of keV above the proton separation energy.
Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 2019
The four α-particle decay of the excited 16O* quasi-projectile (QP) produced in peripheral 16O + ... more The four α-particle decay of the excited 16O* quasi-projectile (QP) produced in peripheral 16O + 12C reactions at 130 MeV is studied in detail. The different decay channels leading to the four α-particle final state are reconstructed from an event-by-event analysis of α correlations through the population of intermediate 8Be and 12C resonant states. A small but non-negligible contribution of 8Be gs evaporation is observed. The branching ratios of the different evaporation channels are compared to the prediction of an Hauser-Feshbach code (once characteristics of the QP source are extracted from the experimental data), which very accurately reproduces all the inclusive observables of the reaction. However, significative deviations are observed. In particular, the experimental population of the Hoyle state is significantly lower than the predictions of the statistical model, suggesting possible structure effects in the Coulomb barrier and/or in the transmission coefficients.
Acta Physica Polonica B Proceedings Supplement, 2017
Here, a detailed view of the fusion-fission channel analysis is presented. Experimental data were... more Here, a detailed view of the fusion-fission channel analysis is presented. Experimental data were analysed, and compared to calculations done with statistical model code GEMIINI++. Presented is a good agreement between calculations and experimental data. Results prove that GEMINI++ calculations can be used to reproduce experimental fusion-fission cross sections as well as fission fragments velocities
A R&D study for the realization of a Direct Target is in progress within the SPES project for... more A R&D study for the realization of a Direct Target is in progress within the SPES project for RIBs production at the Laboratori Nazionali of Legnaro. A proton beam (40 MeV energy, 0.2 mA current) is supposed to impinge directly on a UCx multiple thin disks target, the power ...
SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) is an INFN project to develop a Radioactive Ion Bea... more SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) is an INFN project to develop a Radioactive Ion Beam (RIB) facility as an intermediate step toward EURISOL. The key feature of SPES is to provide high intensity and high-quality beams of neutron rich nuclei to perform forefront research in nuclear structure, reaction dynamics and interdisciplinary fields like medical, biological and material sciences. The exotic isotopes will be reaccelerated by the ALPI Superconducting Linac at energies of 11 AMeV for masses in the region of A=130 amu with an expected rate on target of 109 pps. This represent a substantial improvement to the actual available ISOL facilities both from the point of view of intensity and energy of the exotic beam.
Recent measurements have been performed at the National Laboratoty of Legnaro using mass-symmetri... more Recent measurements have been performed at the National Laboratoty of Legnaro using mass-symmetric (400, 500 MeV 64Ni + 68Zn) and mass-asymmetric (250 MeV 16O + 116Sn) entrance channel reactions to form 132Ce compound nucleus at different excitation energies (E*=150, 200 and 200 MeV, respectively). The decay of the composite system has been followed studying the gamma-rays and Light Charged Particles
ABSTRACT Exploiting the long experience in design and production of scintillating mixtures based ... more ABSTRACT Exploiting the long experience in design and production of scintillating mixtures based on siloxane matrices with combinations of primary dye and waveshifter, a first set of 6LiF loaded scintillator disks has been produced. The synthesis is herein described and reported, as well as preliminary results on their light response towards thermal neutrons. The preservation of transparency and mechanical integrity of the scintillator material is challenging when introducing the inorganic salt LiF which is a "foreign body" to the organic polysiloxane host matrix Different strategies such as synthesis of nanoparticles and surface functionalization have been pursued to succeed in the entrapment of the neutron converter whilst maintaining moderate light output, optical transparency and flexibility of the base scintillator.
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