1. Technical news:
· The first online experiment at HRS this year was successful. Neutron-deficient copper isotopes were studied with laser spectroscopy down to 58Cu, using bunched beams from ISCOOL. This was followed by successful collections for the purposes of solid-state physics.
· Already during beam setup the controls of ISCOOL stopped working, apparently due to a software change outside ISOLDE. In order to proceed with the on-line experiments the RFQ was used in manual mode successfully. Recovering the controls is ongoing.
· The production of a 9C beam was hampered by difficulties with the extraction, probably related to the limited oxygen gas flow, as carbon is extracted in a molecular form (CO beam).
· Another cathode change of the REX EBIS is planned for this week.
· The HRS target is installed according to schedule. It is a zirconium oxide target for the production of neutron-deficient gallium isotopes. On the GPS a Ta target has been mounted (to be used for collections of rare-earth nuclides).
· Work is ongoing for the replacement of the electronic modules providing synchronization with the proton pulse and control of the user beam gates. If your experiment is dependent of these facilities, please contact Tim Giles, who is in charge.
2. A.O.B:
· The EURORIB 2010 conference, one of the most prominent events for this year, is now over. It was quite productive and successful. Many thanks to all colleagues involved in the organization.
· The HIE-ISOLDE project was presented at the scientific policy committee of CERN (SPC) by Yacine Kadi and Yorick Blumenfeld. The SPC evaluated highly the midterm plan which will be discussed by Council later this week.
· Rick Casten (Yale) presented “Drivers of structural evolution; A pot pourri of experimental techniques”.
Minutes by DTY