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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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