Category: Physics Group Meeting Minutes
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7 April 2011
7 April 2011 1. Technical news: · The general progress of technical work at ISOLDE is satisfactory. Some details a listed below. · The work on the vacuum commissioning of FE7 (GPS) has started. A valve needs to be changed. · New multi-pin connector for feedback and thermocouple readout from the targets will be tested
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30 March 2011
30 March 2011 1. Technical news: · REX: refurbishing one linac triplet, cabling ongoing, EBIS is under vacuum, stable DC beam through REX trap. Work is being done on the software controls for the trap. · The RILIS lasers will be started up next week. Soon after, the area in front of LA1 occupied by
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23 March 2011
23 March 2011 1. Technical news: · The work on FE7 (GPS) proceeds according to schedule. · The annual maintenance and cleaning of FE6 (HRS) is ongoing. · The low-energy part of REX is under vacuum. EBIS requires further work before being pumped. The linac cabling is finished. The RF of REXTRAP is working. What
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16 March 2011
16 March 2011 1. Technical news: · The installation of FE7 is being finalized according to schedule. · REX received work on the RF and the 9-gap resonator. Vacuum will be established in the low-energy part at the end of the week. No vacuum in EBIS yet. Work is ongoing on the REX-controls software. ·
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9 March 2011
9 March 2011 1. Technical news: · The work on the new FE7 installed at GPS is progressing. The mechanical and electrical work is completed. Currently all is being verified and commissioned. The work on the vacuum will follow. · The 9-gap heat exchanger of REX has been repaired. The upgrade of REX-trap software is
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2 March 2011
2 March 2011 1. Technical news: · FE7 was put into place on Monday and geometrically aligned. Work on vacuum and electrical connections is ongoing. · The low-energy part of REX should be under vacuum mid-March. RF work is ongoing. One REX magnet has been sent for refurbishment. REX-trap new software is being tested. It
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16 February 2011
16 February 2011 1. Technical news: · The two ASTEC HV power supplies are receiving a fresh oil-bath fill. General tests of the voltage are foreseen for March. · Tests of FE7 electrical connections, valve-movement, rf-cable connection, and ion extraction from the plasma ion source have been successful. · REX 7-th gap tuner mechanics is
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1 February 2011
1 February 2011 1. Technical news: · Klaus Hanke reported on news from Chamonix meeting. LHC will be running on 2012 at 3.5GeV, long shutdown (19 month) scheduled starting in 2013. Whether it means full shutdown of ISOLDE is not know yet. · Front-end change going as scheduled. · Boris tube can hold 65kV. ·
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19 January 2011
19 January 2011 1. Quotes from the latest technical news as posted by R. Catherall: · The full controls of the FE7 are being tested and will be finished this Thursday. · The FE will be re-started this Friday and, after testing the FC with a W Surface ion source, a plasma ion source will
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12 January 2011
12 January 2011 1. Technical news: · The emittance meter of the new front end 7 (FE7), meant for GPS, has been fixed. The deflectors were commissioned. · In the next days tests of the FE7 quadrupoles will begin. In the mean time the current target at GPS will be moved out. · The entrance