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- J.L. Conradie, L.S. Anthony, A.H. Botha, M.A. Crombie, J.G. De Villiers, J.L.G. Delsink, W. Duckitt, D.T. Fourie, M.E. Hogan, I.H. Kohler, C. Lussi, R.H. McAlister, H.W. Mostert, S.S. Ntshangase, J.V. Pilcher, P.F. Rohwer, M. Sakildien, N. Stodart, R.W. Thomae, M.J. Van Niekerk, D. de Villiers, P.A. van Schalkwyk
iThemba LABS, Somerset West, South Africa
- C. Böhme
UniDo/IBS, Dortmund, Germany
- J. Dietrich
FZJ, Jülich, Germany
- Z. Kormány
ATOMKI, Debrecen, Hungary
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For nearly 25 years the cyclotron facilities at iThemba LABS have been utilized for radioisotope production, nuclear physics research, and proton and neutron therapy. The aging systems require continual upgrading and replacement to limit interruptions to the scheduled beam delivery. The distributed computer control system is being migrated to a system running on the EPICS platform. The analogue low-level RF control systems will be replaced with digital systems. The Minimafios ECR ion source has been replaced with an ECR source from the former Hahn Meitner Institute and a second source, based on the design of the Grenoble test source, will be commissioned later this year. To increase the production of radio-isotopes, the 66 MeV proton beam is split to deliver beam simultaneously to two production targets. The first result with the beam splitter will be reported. A beam phase measurement system comprising 21 fixed probes has been installed in the separated sector cyclotron. Progress with these projects and the status of the facilities will be presented. Proposals for new facilities for proton therapy and for acceleration of radioactive beams will also be discussed.
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