Hands-on Workshop on IRIS Control Software

Wednesday 17 Sept 2025, 10:00 → 15:40 Europe/Rome

Sala Rostagni (LNL)

Alberto Arzenton, Emilio Mariotti (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

The ISOLPHARM Radionuclide Implantation Station (IRIS) is one of the experiment in the low-energy experimental room at SPES. This station is dedicated to the collection of radionuclides with long half-lives for applied physics research. In particular, nuclear medicine could benefit from the production of radionuclides that are typically difficult to produce with standard production methods. The second work package of the SPES_MED experiment is carrying on the installation and characterization of the IRIS system. Yield measurements and efficiency studies are foreseen too.

The workshop will start with a general introduction, presenting the aims of the ISOLPHARM project together with the SPES_MED experiment. Then, there will be a description of the IRIS system: from the mechanics, to the controls and to the detectors. The main part of this workshop will be a practical guide showing how to use the IRIS system. The aim is to train the future operators of the IRIS system at SPES.

 

10:00 → 10:05 Welcome

Speakers: Alberto Andrighetto (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Emilio Mariotti (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

10:05 → 10:25 Introduction to the ISOLPHARM Radionuclide Implantation Station (IRIS)

Speakers: Aurora Leso (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Davide Serafini (University of Siena & INFN-LNL)

handson_intro_20250917.pdf

10:25 → 11:00 The IRIS fancy GUI

The target of this presentation are beginners, so the pace will be slow and every step will be explained. Feel free to ask questions during the presentation.

Speakers: Daiyuan Chen (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Massimo Giuseppe Martello (INFN-LNL)

IRIS_HandsOn.pptx

11:00 → 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 → 12:20 IRIS hands-on at SPES

Volunteers will operate IRIS to perform collection + measurement cycles at SPES.

checkpointIris.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 15:00 IRIS hands-on at SPES

Volunteers will operate IRIS to perform collection + measurement cycles at SPES.

15:00 → 15:40 Debriefing

Discussion starting from the presentation of the known open issues and from the feedbacks from the audience.

handson_debriefing_20250917.pdf