Author: Rifuggiato, D.
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MOPPT011 Variety of Beam Production at the INFN LNS Superconducting Cyclotron 52
 
  • D. Rifuggiato, L. Calabretta, L. Cosentino, G. Cuttone
    INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
 
  The LNS Superconducting Cyclotron has been operating for almost 20 years. Several beams are currently accelerated and delivered, allowing for a wide variety of experimental activity to be carried out. In addition, clinical activity is regularly accomplished: over 11 years of protontherapy of the eye pathologies, around 300 patients have been treated. This has stimulated a growing number of interdisciplinary experiments in the field of radiobiology and dosimetry. On the side of nuclear physics, a significant achievement is the production of radioactive beams: several rare isotopes are produced mainly exploiting the in-flight fragmentation method. The development activity carried out on several components of the user oriented facility will be described.  
 
WEPPT028 Proposal for High Power Cyclotrons Test Site in Catania 378
 
  • L. Calabretta, D. Campo, L. Celona, L. Cosentino, C. Cui, G. Gallo, D. Rifuggiato
    INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
  • J.R. Alonso, W.A. Barletta, A. Calanna, D. Campo, J.M. Conrad
    MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • R.R. Johnson
    BCSI, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • L. AC. Piazza
    INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
 
  The IsoDAR and DAEδALUS experiments will use cyclotrons to deliver high intensity (10 mA peak current) proton beams to neutrino-producing targets. To achieve these very high currents, we plan to inject and accelerate molecular H2+ ions in the cyclotrons. To understand high intensity H2+ injection into the central region of a compact cyclotron, and to benchmark space-charge dominated simulation studies, central-region tests are being conducted. Building on the first experiments at Best Cyclotrons, Vancouver (Abstract 1261), a larger-scale test cyclotron will be built at INFN-LNS in Catania. This cyclotron will be designed for 7 MeV/n (Q/A = 0.5; H2+ or He++). After the first year of operation dedicated at optimization of the central region for the injection of high intensity Q/A = 0.5 beams, the cyclotron will be modified to allow the acceleration of H up to an energy of 28 MeV. The main characteristics of the machine and the planned test stand will be presented.