TUM2CCO04
IBA, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Cyclone 70 Arronax Cyclotron - Commissioning Progress Report | |
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| The development of the Cyclone® 70, started at the end of 2005. The installation began in March of 2008 and the testing in July of the same year. The injection phase was a rapid success leading to beam acceleration and extraction. The latter presented major hurdles that were overcome with success, notwithstanding an impact on the foreseen schedule. On one side, the alpha and proton acceleration faced a harmonic one field component primarily considered negligible during the mapping. This was resolved by shimming of the iron and the introduction of harmonic coils. Moreover, the extraction of the full alpha intensity required a redesign of the deflector which was limited by its power dissipation capabilities. On the other hand, the proton beam extraction, 750 μA at 70 MeV, was the last major hurdle, given the vacuum and outgassing levels with high intensity beams. After an important diagnostics phase and vacuum calculations, modifications were implemented aiming the full performances. Meanwhile, the ARRONAX team started their activities and produced the first radioisotopes using this unique and powerful tool set for a wide horizon of present and future nuclear medicine applications. | ||
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