Transport system for solid targets of the COSTIS-system mounted at the BTL of the Cyclone 18/9


Transport system for solid targets of the COSTIS-system mounted at the BTL of the Cyclone 18/9

Franke, K.

The COSTIS system is a commercially available target station for the irradiation of solid targets. Up to 3 targets can be provided for irradiation by a slot system. In standard setup the target can be ejected via a pneumatically driven piston system. The target is then allowed to drop down into an open lead container, which can be closed remotely afterwards. The described procedure is well established and reliable. But the concept is limited to low dose targets and environments. The required entering of the cyclotron vault for manual pick up of the container at the cyclotron and the light 18 mm Pb lead shielding of the container itself cause exposure risk for the per-sonnel after long term irradiations with highly activated cyclotron parts and target. The purpose of this work was the design of an alternative for the pickup and the transport of irradiated targets to minimize the radiation dosage of the personnel during manual handling of the COSTIS-lead container.

Keywords: transport system; solid target; cyclotron

  • Poster
    15th International Workshop on Targetry and Target Chemistry (WTTC15), 18.-21.08.2014, Prague, Czech Republic

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