Production of ruthenium-96 ions for RHIC

The 2018 heavy ion experimental program for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) requires the collisions of ruthenium-96 (Ru-96) ions. The production of Ru-96 ions is challenging due to the low abundance of the 96 isotope in natural ruthenium (5.52%) and the small quantity of isotopically enri...

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Main Authors: Steski, D. B., Bohenblusch, J., Carlson, C., Gustavsson, A., Hacker, H., Lorio, M., Raparia, D., Schnitzenbaumer, P., Seda, T., Snyder, B., Thieberger, P.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Cesium
Heavy ions
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Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
Ruthenium
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Summary:The 2018 heavy ion experimental program for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) requires the collisions of ruthenium-96 (Ru-96) ions. The production of Ru-96 ions is challenging due to the low abundance of the 96 isotope in natural ruthenium (5.52%) and the small quantity of isotopically enriched material available. To best meet the needs of the experimental program, the BNL Tandem Van de Graaff and a cesium sputter ion source will be used as the injector for the RHIC acceleration chain. A research program was started to minimize the amount of enriched material required while still satisfy the experimental requirements for intensity. The lifetime of the ruthenium cathodes were also studied.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.5053327