Preparatory Phase of the SPIRAL2 Project. (SPIRAL 2 PP)
The main goal of the SPIRAL2 Preparatory Phase is to develop and sign the Consortium Agreement allowing for the construction and operation of the facility as a European research infrastructure. The current legal and management structures of the GANIL will be adapted to the international character of the SPIRAL2 project. The SPIRAL2 project located at the GANIL facility (Caen, France) will deliver energetic rare (radioactive) isotope beams with intensities not yet available with presently running machines. The study of the properties of nuclei forming these beams or their interaction with stable nuclei is a rapidly developing field of contemporary nuclear physics, astrophysics and interdisciplinary research.
Although the Region Basse-Normandie and the French funding agencies (CNRS and CEA) are financing the investment to the extent of 80% for the baseline project, the budget for several important extensions of the baseline project and for the new detectors, essential for the full exploitation of the SPIRAL2 facility is not ensured today and entirely depends on the success of the Preparatory Phase. The Preparatory Phase will deal with the critical financial, legal and organisational issues related to the international character of the SPIRAL2 facility during its construction and operation phases. Searching for new funding partners will be achieved by direct contacts and negotiations between international partners, their funding agencies and the European Commission as established through the official visits, meetings and workshops.
Several critical technical issues have still to be addressed in order to construct the SPIRAL2 facility and associated instrumentation. The corresponding tasks were chosen in order to solve the remaining technical challenges as well as to attract efficiently European partners. In particular, the accent was put on the new instrumentation for SPIRAL2. This topic, being the most attractive for scientists, is an excellent tool to convince the funding agencies of international partners to commit for the construction phase. The attractiveness of SPIRAL2 for outside users will be improved by the construction of new infrastructures.
The main goal of the SPIRAL2 Preparatory Phase is to develop and sign the Consortium Agreement allowing for the construction and operation of the facility as a European research infrastructure. The current legal and management structures of the GANIL will be adapted to the international character of the SPIRAL2 project. The SPIRAL2 project located at the GANIL facility (Caen, France) will deliver energetic rare (radioactive) isotope beams with intensities not yet available with presently running machines. The study of the properties of nuclei forming these beams or their interaction with stable nuclei is a rapidly developing field of contemporary nuclear physics, astrophysics and interdisciplinary research.
Although the Region Basse-Normandie and the French funding agencies (CNRS and CEA) are financing the investment to the extent of 80% for the baseline project, the budget for several important extensions of the baseline project and for the new detectors, essential for the full exploitation of the SPIRAL2 facility is not ensured today and entirely depends on the success of the Preparatory Phase. The Preparatory Phase will deal with the critical financial, legal and organisational issues related to the international character of the SPIRAL2 facility during its construction and operation phases. Searching for new funding partners will be achieved by direct contacts and negotiations between international partners, their funding agencies and the European Commission as established through the official visits, meetings and workshops.
Several critical technical issues have still to be addressed in order to construct the SPIRAL2 facility and associated instrumentation. The corresponding tasks were chosen in order to solve the remaining technical challenges as well as to attract efficiently European partners. In particular, the accent was put on the new instrumentation for SPIRAL2. This topic, being the most attractive for scientists, is an excellent tool to convince the funding agencies of international partners to commit for the construction phase. The attractiveness of SPIRAL2 for outside users will be improved by the construction of new infrastructures.
Development of:
- Beam diagnostic systems
- Nuclear spectroscopy systems
- Diamond and silicon sensors
- Electronics and data acquisition systems
- Mechanics of ultra vacuum
1.-Joint public event: EURORIB (UNIS, GSI, CNRS, GANIL, INFN)
2.- Report on Studies (parent bodies and legal firm) about the legal development of GANIL
3.-Proposal for the full budget of the SPIRAL 2 project
4.-Public (Multilingual) Website of SPIRAL 2 facility
5.-Memorandum of Understanding for the DESIR Collaboration
6.-Memorandum of Understanding for the EXOGAM 2 Collaboration
7.-Memorandum of Understanding for the S3 Collaboration
8.-Agreement for construction of the SPIRAL2 Beam Loss Monitor
9.-Agreement for construction of the SPIRAL2 Slow Chopper
10.- Proposal for construction
11.-Final report on tests of SPIRAL2 ion beam diagnostic prototypes: feasibility, performances and cost estimate
12.-Production of RNB from fusion-evaporation at SPIRAL2 (report)
13.-Conceptual design and cost estimate of neutron converter (report)
14.-Design for the building of the "Maison Européenne des Sciences"
15.-Design of the SPIRAL 2 buildings
16.-Synthesis report at the end of the study on "Sandwich technique"
17.-Preliminary design of demonstrating target (report) for light RNB
18.-Text of the Consortium Agreement
19.-Complete database giving details of all meetings administered under the SPIRAL2 PP project
20.-Memorandum of Understanding for the FAZIA Collaboration
21.-Final Report GASPARD Collaboration
22.-Memorandum of Understanding for the PARIS@SPIRAL2 collaboration
23.-Memorandum of Understanding for the NFS Collaboration
24.-Memorandum of Understanding for the Neutron Detector Collaboration
25.-Reports by the ICC
26.-Scientific reports: month 18 & 36
27.-Financial reports: month 18 & 36
28.-Conceptual Design Report
29.-Prototype of a whole set of SBS equipped with electrodes and connectors.
SPIRAL2 will contribute to the physics of nuclear fission and fusion based on the collection of unprecedented detailed basic nuclear data, to the production of rare radioisotopes for medicine, to radiology and to material science. The scientific programme of the facility is focused on the investigation of the most challenging contemporary nuclear and astrophysics questions aiming at the deeper understanding of the nature of matter. The programme includes the studies of the structure of exotic nuclei, the investigation of nuclear dynamics with RIBs, the elucidation of some nuclear questions, related to astrophysics, the quest of a new physics beyond the Standard Model.
Estructura de la materia
Code PAIDI: FQM-318
Ismael Martel Bravo. Socio.
Universidad de Huelva
Budget of Andalusian group: € 95,000.00
- Grand Accélérateur National d’Ions LourdsGrand Accélérateur National d’Ions Lourds (France)
- Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
- Commissariat à l’Energie AtomiqueCommissariat à l’Energie Atomique (France)
- INFNINFN (Italy)
- Science and Technology Funding CouncilScience and Technology Funding Council (United Kingdom)
- The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences The Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland)
- IFIN-HHIFIN-HH (Romania)
- CIEMATCIEMAT (Spain)
- KU LeuvenKU Leuven (Belgium)
- INRENEINRENE (Bulgaria)
- University of SurreyUniversity of Surrey (Finland)
- SOREQSOREQ (Israel)
- -Weizmann Institute-Weizmann Institute (Israel)
- Universidad de HuelvaUniversidad de Huelva (Spain)
- University of SofiaUniversity of Sofia (Bulgaria)
- ATOMKIATOMKI (Hungary)
- GSIGSI (Germany)
- Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)
- RuGRuG (Netherlands)
- NPI PragueNPI Prague (Czech Republic)
- University of ErlangenUniversity of Erlangen (Germany)
- Forster BAU GmbH Forster BAU GmbH (Germany)
- University of LiverpoolUniversity of Liverpool (United Kingdom)
- University of YorkUniversity of York (United Kingdom)
- CMEG SA CMEG SA (France)
- Universidad de Malaga
