Remote handling systems for the Selective Production of Exotic Species (SPES) facility
The SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) facility, currently under development at Legnaro National Laboratories of INFN, aims at the production of intense RIB (Radioactive Ion Beams) employing the Isotope Separation On-Line (ISOL) technique for interdisciplinary research. The radioactive is...
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| description | The SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) facility, currently under development at Legnaro National Laboratories of INFN, aims at the production of intense RIB (Radioactive Ion Beams) employing the Isotope Separation On-Line (ISOL) technique for interdisciplinary research. The radioactive isotopes of interest are produced by the interaction of a multi-foil uranium carbide target with a 40 MeV 200 μA proton beam generated by a cyclotron proton driver. The Target Ion Source (TIS) is the core of the SPES project, here the radioactive nuclei, mainly neutron-rich isotopes, are stopped, extracted, ionized, separated, accelerated and delivered to specific experimental areas. Due to efficiency reasons, the TIS unit needs to be replaced periodically during operation. In this highly radioactive environment, the employment of autonomous systems allows the manipulation, transport, and storage of the TIS unit without the need for human intervention. A dedicated remote handling infrastructure is therefore under development to fulfill the functional and safety requirement of the project. This contribution describes the layout of the SPES target area, where all the remote handling systems operate to grant the smooth operation of the facility avoiding personnel exposure to a high dose rate or contamination issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a30b7ee9009142f9a64ceba7acf072c92023-01-12T04:18:37ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332023-01-01551378390Remote handling systems for the Selective Production of Exotic Species (SPES) facilityGiordano Lilli0Lisa Centofante1Mattia Manzolaro2Alberto Monetti3Roberto Oboe4Alberto Andrighetto5INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale Dell’Università 2, 35020, Legnaro, PD, Italy; Università Degli Studi di Padova, Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione Dei Sistemi Industriali, Stradella S. Nicola 3, 36100, Vicenza, Italy; Corresponding author. INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale Dell’Università 2, 35020, Legnaro, PD, Italy.INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale Dell’Università 2, 35020, Legnaro, PD, ItalyINFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale Dell’Università 2, 35020, Legnaro, PD, ItalyINFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale Dell’Università 2, 35020, Legnaro, PD, ItalyUniversità Degli Studi di Padova, Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione Dei Sistemi Industriali, Stradella S. Nicola 3, 36100, Vicenza, ItalyINFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Viale Dell’Università 2, 35020, Legnaro, PD, ItalyThe SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) facility, currently under development at Legnaro National Laboratories of INFN, aims at the production of intense RIB (Radioactive Ion Beams) employing the Isotope Separation On-Line (ISOL) technique for interdisciplinary research. The radioactive isotopes of interest are produced by the interaction of a multi-foil uranium carbide target with a 40 MeV 200 μA proton beam generated by a cyclotron proton driver. The Target Ion Source (TIS) is the core of the SPES project, here the radioactive nuclei, mainly neutron-rich isotopes, are stopped, extracted, ionized, separated, accelerated and delivered to specific experimental areas. Due to efficiency reasons, the TIS unit needs to be replaced periodically during operation. In this highly radioactive environment, the employment of autonomous systems allows the manipulation, transport, and storage of the TIS unit without the need for human intervention. A dedicated remote handling infrastructure is therefore under development to fulfill the functional and safety requirement of the project. This contribution describes the layout of the SPES target area, where all the remote handling systems operate to grant the smooth operation of the facility avoiding personnel exposure to a high dose rate or contamination issues.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573322004326Remote handlingRadioactive ion beamsISOLSPES |
| spellingShingle | Giordano Lilli Lisa Centofante Mattia Manzolaro Alberto Monetti Roberto Oboe Alberto Andrighetto Remote handling systems for the Selective Production of Exotic Species (SPES) facility Nuclear Engineering and Technology Remote handling Radioactive ion beams ISOL SPES |
| title | Remote handling systems for the Selective Production of Exotic Species (SPES) facility |
| title_full | Remote handling systems for the Selective Production of Exotic Species (SPES) facility |
| title_fullStr | Remote handling systems for the Selective Production of Exotic Species (SPES) facility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remote handling systems for the Selective Production of Exotic Species (SPES) facility |
| title_short | Remote handling systems for the Selective Production of Exotic Species (SPES) facility |
| title_sort | remote handling systems for the selective production of exotic species spes facility |
| topic | Remote handling Radioactive ion beams ISOL SPES |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573322004326 |
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