THI safety system

International audienceFor several years, GANIL has been allowed to reach a maximum beam power of six kilowatts (400W in normal mode) thanks to the THI system (High Intensity Transport System). Three modes of running are necessary to accelerate a THI beam ("Injector" mode, "tuning" mode and "surveillance" mode). The "surveillance" mode requires a safety system to protect equipment against beam losses. Inside cyclotrons, diagnostics measure beam-loss currents at the injection and extraction devices. Along beam lines, diaphragms measure beam-loss currents at the input and output of dipoles. Current transformers are used for beam transmission measurements through beam lines and the cyclotrons. The safety system controls beam losses and quickly cuts the beam with a chopper if losses exceed thresholds. These thresholds can be seen and changed by software

Injector Diagnostics Overview of SPIRAL2 Accelerator

International audienceThe SPIRAL2 project is based on a multi-beam driver in order to allow both ISOL and low-energy in-flight techniques to produce Radioactive Ion beams (RIB). A superconducting light/heavy-ion linac capable of accelerating 5 mA deuterons up to 40 MeV and 1 mA ions up to 14.5 MeV/u is used to bombard both thick and thin targets. These beams could be used for the production of intense RIB by several reaction mechanisms (fusion, fission, transfer, etc.). The post acceleration of RIB in the SPIRAL2 project is assured by the existing CIME cyclotron. SPIRAL2 beams, both before and after acceleration, can be used in the present experimental area of GANIL. The construction phase of SPIRAL2 is being started since the 1st of July 2005. An injector design overview is presented with diagnostics used to tune and qualify beams

Recent developments for beam intensity increase operation

International audienceThe aim of the beam intensity increase operation (THI project) is to multiply the present intensities for lightest ions by a factor of fifteen in order to reach maximum power of six kilowatts [1]. The main objective is the production of large amounts of rare isotopes, either with SISSI (device intended for producing radioactive beams), or with SPIRAL (production and acceleration of radioactive ion beams). As part of this THI project, new developments have been required such as spiral scanners, for beanl profile measurements, and safety system to protect equipments against beam losses. Other developments are being carried on to improve the high intensity beam operation

SPIRAL 2 injector diagnostics

International audienceThe future SPIRAL2 facility will be composed of a multi-beam driver accelerator (5 mA/40 MeV deuterons, 5 mA /14.5 MeV/u heavy ions) and a dedicated building for the production of radioactive ion beams (RIBs). RIBs will be accelerated by the existing cyclotron CIME for the post acceleration and sent to GANIL's experimental areas. The injector constituted by an ion source a deuteron/proton source a L.E.B.T. and a M.E.B.T. lines and a room temperature R.F.Q. will produces, transports and accelerates beams up to an energy of 0.75 MeV/u. An Intermediate Test Bench (B.T.I.) is being built to commission the SPIRAL2 injector through the first rebuncher of the M.E.B.T. line in a first step and the last rebuncher in a second step. The B.T.I. is designed to perform a wide variety of measurements and functions and to go more deeply in the understanding of the behaviour of diagnostics under high average intensity beam operations. A superconducting LINAC equipped with two types of cavity will allow reaching 20 MeV/u for deuterons beam. This paper describes injector diagnostic developments and gives information about the current status

The maximum angle condition is not necessary for convergence of the finite element method

We show that the famous maximum angle condition in the finite element analysis is not necessary to achieve the optimal convergence rate when simplicial finite elements are used to solve elliptic problems. This condition is only sufficient. In fact, finite element approximations may converge even though some dihedral angles of simplicial elements tend to π

Prompt K_short production in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=0.9 TeV

The production of K_short mesons in pp collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 0.9 TeV is studied with the LHCb detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The luminosity of the analysed sample is determined using a novel technique, involving measurements of the beam currents, sizes and positions, and is found to be 6.8 +/- 1.0 microbarn^-1. The differential prompt K_short production cross-section is measured as a function of the K_short transverse momentum and rapidity in the region 0 < pT < 1.6 GeV/c and 2.5 < y < 4.0. The data are found to be in reasonable agreement with previous measurements and generator expectations.Comment: 6+18 pages, 6 figures, updated author lis

Optical birefringence in the incommensurate phase of {N(CH3) 4}2ZnCl4

The optical birefringence of { N(CH3)4 }2ZnCl 4 has been measured. Below T0, the exponent of its temperature dependence is identified to 2 - α - Φ = 0.87 ± 0.02. The lock-in transition is observed, exhibiting an hysteresis of about 0.25°. These data are compared with the predictions of Mashiyama's theory.La biréfringence du tétraméthyl tétrachlorozincate d'ammonium {N(CH 3)4 }2ZnCl4 a été mesurée entre 35 °C et 0 °C. Au-dessous de To, elle obéit à une loi de puissance en fonction de la température, dont l'exposant 0,87 ± 0,02 est identifié à 2 - α - Φ. La transition de blocage présente une hystérésis de l'ordre de 0,25°. Ces données sont comparées aux prédictions de la théorie de Mashiyama

Abundance estimation of Chaoborus larvae and fishes in lake Aydat by echo-integration

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