Speaker
Dr
Didier Voulot
(CERN)
Description
REX-ISOLDE is the radioactive ion beam post-accelerator of ISOLDE. It employs a unique combination of Penning trap and Electron Beam Ion Source to charge-breed heavy ions before acceleration in a compact normal conducting linear accelerator to a maximum energy of 3 MeV/u. REX is in operation since 2001 and will be upgraded in the coming years with a superconducting quarter wave resonator linac (HIE-ISOLDE) to reach a final energy of 10 MeV/u for ion beams up to A/q 4.5. An overview of the installation will be given focussing on operational experience and beam purification techniques. A status report of the HIE-ISOLDE project will also be given.
Primary author
Dr
Didier Voulot
(CERN)
