Technical Design Report Super Fragment Separator
Technical Design Report Super Fragment Separator
Technical Design Report Super Fragment Separator
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DRAFT<br />
ions. For light fragments and neutrons no high-power catcher is needed and a denser material for<br />
better shielding can be applied as a component of the beam catcher.<br />
Figure 2.4.102: Deposited energy per 1000 MeV/u primary projectile and a 4 cm 2 two-dimensional Gaussian<br />
spot size for different ions, simulated with the PHITS code [41]. Here the high power part of the beam<br />
catcher consists of lithium in a container with a beryllium window and the second half consists of iron. The<br />
jump in the curves is due to the different densities of the materials.<br />
2.4.11.1.1 Position of beam catchers<br />
Dumping the primary beam within a magnetic separator requires special considerations. Depending<br />
on the magnetic rigidity (Bρ) of the selected fragments the primary beam may be deflected<br />
over a wide range of positions. This position in the first dispersive separator section can be characterized<br />
by the relative Bρ difference to the selected fragment beam, δp = Bρprim / Bρfrag -1. The<br />
goal is to catch the primary beam behind the production target in beam catchers positioned outside<br />
of the magnetic elements at both sides of the optical axis depending if neutron-rich or neutron-deficient<br />
fragments are separated.<br />
Detailed ion-optical calculations including nuclear and atomic interactions demonstrate that the<br />
beam catcher must cover a range from δp = -30 % to +30 % for heavy ion beams up to uranium and<br />
up to 50 % for very light ions (Z < 9). Finally the situation due to possible failures of the magnet<br />
power supplies must be covered by the beam catcher system. These requirements can be fulfilled<br />
by the special layout of the Pre-<strong>Separator</strong> consisting of split dipole magnets with subsequent beam<br />
catchers. Each catcher covers a certain range of δp as illustrated in Figure 2.4.103.<br />
The maximum width of the fragment beam at the catchers can reach ±15cm. The catchers are<br />
designed to have exactly this opening. The first two catchers (BC1 and BC2) do not have to be<br />
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