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TUPP111 |
Magnetic Design Improvement and Construction of the Large 90o Bending Magnet of the Vertical Beam Delivery Line of CNAO
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- W. Beeckman, S. Antoine, F. Forest, J. L. Lancelot, M. J. Leray, T. Planche
Sigmaphi, Vannes
- P. Fabbricatore
INFN Genova, Genova
- C. Priano, M. Pullia
CNAO Foundation, Milan
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The CNAO (Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica) is the medical center dedicated to the cancer therapy, under construction in Italy. Protons with energy ranging from 60 to 250 MeV and carbon ions with energy 120 to 400 MeV/u will be delivered to patients in three different treatment rooms, of which one is served with both horizontal and vertical beams. The vertical line requires a 70 tons 90o bending magnet providing 1.81 T in a good field region of x = ± 100 by y = ± 100 mm2 with an integrated field quality (ΔBL/BL) at all field levels ≤ ± 2×10-4. Starting from the experience matured when constructing the large bending magnet for HICAT gantry, we have developed a design able to meet these more stringent requirements in both 2D and 3D and special attention was paid to the study of manufacturing tolerances
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TUPP151 |
A High Intensity Positron Source at Saclay: The SOPHI Project
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1863 |
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- O. Delferriere, V. Blideanu, M. Carty, A. Curtoni, L. Liszkay, P. Perez, J. M. Rey, N. Ruiz, Y. Sauce
CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette
- F. Forest, J. L. Lancelot, D. Neuveglise
Sigmaphi, Vannes
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One of the fundamental questions of todays physics concerns the action of gravity upon antimatter. No experimental direct measurement has ever been successfully performed with antimatter particles. An R&D program has been launched at IRFU (CEA/Saclay) to demonstrate the feasibility of the production of antihydrogen (H) with the use of a target of positronium (Ps) atoms. This target, when bombarded with antiprotons, should allow combining its positrons with the incoming antiprotons and create H atoms and H+ ions. This experiment needs a large amount of Ps atoms, thus an intense source of positrons is necessary. We are building the SOPHI experiment in Saclay, based on a small 5 MeV electron linac to produce positrons via pair production on a tungsten target. This device should provide 108 slow e+/s, i.e. a factor 300 greater than the strongest activity Na22 based setups. The SOPHI system has been finalized in 2006 and the main components have been studied and built during 2007. The experiment is currently assembled and first results are expected in June 2008. The Linac, beam production and transport system will be presented, and first positron production rate measurements reported.
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