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SARAF – S oreq A pplied R esearch A ccelerator F acility. NUPECC Meeting 08 June, 2013 , Florence, Italy. Israel Mardor Soreq NRC, Yavne , Israel. Soreq. Scientific Objectives of SARAF. Search for Beyond Standard Model Physics Nuclear Astrophysics Exploration of Exotic Nuclei
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SARAF –SoreqApplied Research Accelerator Facility NUPECC Meeting 08 June, 2013, Florence, Italy Israel Mardor Soreq NRC, Yavne, Israel Soreq
Scientific Objectives of SARAF • Search for Beyond Standard Model Physics • Nuclear Astrophysics • Exploration of Exotic Nuclei • High Energy Neutron Induced Cross Sections • Neutron Based Material Research • Neutron Based Therapy • Development of New Radiopharmaceuticals • Accelerator based neutron imaging 2
Specialty and Competitiveness of SARAF (1/2) Two-Stage Irradiation BeO B4C 40 MeV d-Li vs. 1400 MeV p-W, 0 deg forward spectra, 8 cm downstream the primary target Li Heat removal Isotopes extraction LiLiT – Liquid Lithium Target
Specialty and Competitiveness of SARAF (2/2) * D.Ridikas et.al. “Neutrons For Science (NFS) at SPIRAL-2 (Part I: material irradiations), Internal Report DSM/DAPNIA/SPhN, CEA Saclay (Dec 2003)
SARAF Phase II - “Day 1” • 40 MeV 5 mA CW protons and deuterons • Two-stage irradiation target for light exotic nuclei (e.g., 6He, 8Li, 17-23Ne) • Traps (e.g., EIBT, MOT) for study of exotic nuclei and beyond SM physics • Liquid lithium target for fast and epi-thermal neutrons • Nuclear astrophysics, BNCT, neutron induced cross sections • Neutron based radiography, tomography and diffractometry • Radiopharmaceutical research and development • Neutron induced radiation damage on small samples (e.g., pilot for IFMIF) Thermal neutron source 9Be(d,xn) e d beam Much room for improvement on Ne, towards per-mill precision MACS with 1011 n/sec – 100 times FZ Karlsruhe Replacement of the Soreq 5MW research reactor 5
SARAF Phase II - Subsequent Upgrades • 20 MeV/u ~mA CW a • b-NMR and more (e.g., COLTRIM, Reaction Microscope) • Thin 238U target + gas extraction + ECR + MR-TOF (IGISOL) • Liquid D2O target for quasi-mono-energetic fast neutrons • Cold and ultra-cold neutrons • ~3MV post accelerator + gas (He) target • A compact 4p n detector for distinct-spectra of nandanti-n • Acceleration of heavier ions, to higher MeV/u ~109 fission fragments / sec >300 n events / sec
SARAF Timeline and assistance from NUPECC • Phase I in operation • 4 MeV, 1 mAand 2 MeV, 2 mA CW protons, 5.2 MeV, 1 mA, DC=10% deuterons • First nuclear reactions in LiLiT in Summer 2013 • Soreq is to apply for Phase II funding towards the end of 2013 • Soreq wishes to complete SARAF Phase II by 2019 Soreqasks NUPECC for: Formal support and endorsement for SARAF Phase II