[en] To take up the challenging issue of supplying a plasma ion source able to produce radioactive beams under extreme SPIRAL2 and EURISOL irradiation conditions, a research and development program has been initiated to work out ionization by radial electron neat adaptation (IRENA) ion source. Based on the electron beam generated plasma concept, the ion source is specifically adapted for thick target exploitation under intense irradiation. A validation prototype has been designed, constructed, and tested. First results obtained will be presented and commented. IRENA potential will be discussed, particularly in the framework of multimegawatt EURISOL

[en] The ionization by radial electron neat adaptation (IRENA) ion source has been designed to operate under unprecedented radiation conditions generated by next-generation facilities such as SPIRAL-2 and EURISOL. The design and development of this next-generation-facility ion source will be presented and discussed

[en] Next generation facilities such as those designed in SPIRAL-2 and EURISOL projects require dedicated radioactive ion sources. Indeed, the ion source must be capable of operating under the very strong radiation generated by the primary beam in the production target. In the framework of the SPIRAL-2 design study, realistic and efficient solutions have been studied to face these unprecedented irradiation constraints. The considered options will be described and argued. In particular, considering forced electron beam induced are discharge-type ion sources, the reasons to start the development of a new prototype, the ionization by radial electron neat adaptation (IRENA) ion source, will be presented. The IRENA ion source is based on the electron beam generated plasma ion source. The design of the first prototype will be presented and discussed

[en] Yields of neutron-rich isotopes produced by the photofission were measured at the ISOL ALTO facility. The identification was achieved by a combined measurement of β and γ-rays. Production rates for Xe, Kr, Sn, In and I isotopes are presented here. In parallel, empirical estimations for the yields based on the PARRNe experimental data and the results provided by a very recent FLUKA simulation are presented

[en] The ALTO facility (Accelerateur Lineaire aupres du Tandem d'Orsay) has been built and is now under commissioning. The facility is intended for the production of low energy neutron-rich ion-beams by ISOL technique. This will open new perspectives in the study of nuclei very far from the valley of stability. Neutron-rich nuclei are produced by photofission in a thick uranium carbide target (UC_x) using a 10 μA, 50 MeV electron beam. The target is the same as that already had been used on the previous deuteron based fission ISOL setup (PARRNE []). The intended nominal fission rate is about 10¹¹ fissions/s. We have studied the adequacy of a thick carbide uranium target to produce neutron-rich nuclei by photofission by means of Monte-Carlo simulations. We present the production rates in the target and after extraction and mass separation steps. The results from Monte-Carlo simulations are compared to experimental data either with the ALTO facility (in the first step of commissioning, i.e. 100 nA of the electron beam current intensity), or with fast-neutron-induced fission generated from a 26 MeV deuteron beam. The results obtained support the suitability of FLUKA simulation code used to describe all the photofission process with an electron beam energy of 50 MeV.

[en] Production of on-line mass-separated neutron-rich isotopes using fission induced by 1 GeV protons on high-density uranium targets (typically 11 g/cm³) has been investigated for several years at the IRIS facility. Here we review some of the achievements during the years up to 2006 and the perspectives. In particular, we present a comparison of yields in p and n-induced fission, enhancements by secondary neutrons, a comparison with lower-density targets used at PARRNe and ISOLDE for Rb and Cs isotopes and preliminary results obtained with a new UC target material.

[en] In the context of radioactive ion beams, fission targets, often based on uranium compounds, have been used for more than 50 years at isotope separator on line facilities. The development of several projects of second generation facilities aiming at intensities two or three orders of magnitude higher than today puts an emphasis on the properties of the uranium fission targets. A study, driven by Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay (IPNO), has been started within the SPIRAL2 project to try and fully understand the behavior of these targets. In this paper, we have focused on five uranium carbide based targets. We present an off-line method to characterize their fission product release and the results are examined in conjunction with physical characteristics of each material such as the microstructure, the porosity and the chemical composition.

[en] This document gathers the summaries of the presentations made at ICIS05 (international conference on ion sources). It can be organized into 3 main topics: 1) 'fundamentals and theory' that deals with plasma, beam extraction, transport and emittance, diagnostics and simulation; 2) 'various types of ion sources' that include ECRIS, EBIS, microwave, negative, radioactive, polarized and laser ion sources, and charge breeders; and 3) 'ion sources and applications' in fields like accelerator injection, fusion energy, space propulsion, mass spectrometry, and neutron and cluster and rare nuclide production