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The key feature of the Isotope Separation On-Line (ISOL) facility is its ability to provide high-intensity and high-quality beams of neutron-rich isotopes with masses in the range of 80–160 by means of a 70-MeV proton beam directly impinging on uranium-carbide thin-disc targets to perform forefront research in nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, reaction dynamics and interdisciplinary fields like medical, biological and material sciences. The technical design of the 10-kW and the 35-kW direct fission targets with in-target fission rates of up to 1014 fissions/s has been finished, and for the development of the ISOL fission-target chemistry an initial effort has been made to produce porous lanthanum-carbide (LaCx) discs as a benchmark for the final production of porous UCx discs. For the production of various beams, three classes of ion sources are under development at RISP (Rare Isotope Science Project), the surface ion source, the plasma ion source (FEBIAD), the laser ion source, and the engineering design of the FEBIAD is in progress for prototype fabrication. The engineering design of the ISOL target/ion source front-end system is also in progress, and a prototype will be used for an off-line test facility in front of the pre-separator. The technical designs of other basic elements at the ISOL facility, such as the RF-cooler, the high-resolution mass separator, and the A/q separator, have been finished, and the results, along with the future plans, are introduced.
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Woo, H.J., Kang, B.H., Tshoo, K. et al. Overview of the ISOL facility for the RISP. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 66, 443–448 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.66.443
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