Upgrade of the HIVIPP Deposition Apparatus for Nuclear Physics Thin Targets Manufacturing

Sara Cisternino; Hanna Skliarova; Piergiorgio Antonini; Juan Esposito; Liliana Mou; Lorenzo Pranovi; Gaia Pupillo; Gabriele Sciacca

doi:10.3390/instruments6030023

Upgrade of the HIVIPP Deposition Apparatus for Nuclear Physics Thin Targets Manufacturing

Sara Cisternino, Hanna Skliarova, Piergiorgio Antonini, Juan Esposito, Liliana Mou, Lorenzo Pranovi, Gaia Pupillo, Gabriele Sciacca

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Abstract

The High Energy Vibrational Powder Plating (HIVIPP) technique allows for the preparation of targets starting from refractory metal powders with negligible material losses during the process, thus preserving the expensive isotope-enriched materials. An upgraded HIVIPP apparatus was developed at the Legnaro National Laboratory of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN-LNL), and it is reported in this work. Particular attention was paid to the design of the sample holder, the automation of the power supply, and the control of the process, all with the aim of obtaining a versatile and reliable apparatus. Several tests have been carried out and the related results are reported proving the flexibility of the apparatus and the process reproducibility. The main result is a ‘ready to use’ technology at INFN-LNL for the preparation of isotopically enriched refractory metal targets that cannot be manufactured using standard techniques.

Original language	English
Article number	6030023
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Instruments
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments6030023
State	Published - 1 Aug 2022

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