The 32nd World Conference of the International Nuclear Target Development Society (INTDS2026)

Session

TUA1

1 Sept 2026, 09:00

RIKEN Wako Campus

14. Preparation of Isotopically Enriched Oxygen Targets (Ta218O5) for Nuclear Reactions in Inverse Kinematics and Nuclear Astrophysics Studies

Andreea Radu (IFIN-HH)

01/09/2026, 09:00

The IFIN-HH Target Laboratory team has successfully produced high-quality targets for a wide range of experiments conducted at the 9 MV Tandem accelerator facility, using the laboratory’s existing infrastructure.
Recently, for the preparation of isotopically enriched solid oxygen targets (Ta₂¹⁸O₅) which are used in nuclear physics experiments, a dedicated anodization system inspired by the...

15. Novel Production Mechanism for Air Stabilization of Enriched Lithium Targets

Robert Bartsch (Texas A&M University)

01/09/2026, 09:20

Lithium targets are used in many nuclear experiments, such as alpha transfer experiments with enriched lithium-6 targets. Lithium, however, is difficult to work with. In its pure metallic elemental form, lithium is extraordinarily chemically sensitive, reacting with oxygen, water vapor, and even nitrogen. Lithium salts can be used as more stable targets for experiments, but can create...

16. TARGETS OF PRASEODYMIUM AND ITS COMPOUNDS

Bettina Lommel (GSI Targetlaboratory)

01/09/2026, 09:40

Praseodymium is an interesting element for nuclear physics experiments investigating the structure of matter. Because of the chemical similarity to other lanthanides and its natural abundance, praseodymium, as a monois-totope, is a suitable material for initial tests. Once the method is established, it can be expanded to other (en-riched) rare earth elements. So far, targets can be either...

17. Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition of Germanium-70 for targets manufacturing

ntombizonke kheswa (iThemba LABS)

01/09/2026, 10:00

Here, we report the manufacturing process of ⁷⁰Ge targets used in a nuclear physics experiment conducted at iThemba LABS (Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences). The objective of this experiment was to gather information on the lowest excited states of ⁷²Se, ⁷²Ge, and ⁷²As through alpha-induced reactions on a ⁷⁰Ge target, specifically...

18. PREPARATION OF CARBON BACKING FOIL

Hiroo Hasebe (RIKEN)

01/09/2026, 10:20

At the RIKEN Nishina Center, multilayer graphene (MG) and graphite sheets (GS) manufactured by Kaneka Corporation [1] are employed as charge strippers, enabling the stable delivery of high-intensity beams [2]. Thin carbon foils are also utilized as backing foils for targets in superheavy element search experiments, where they are typically fabricated by arc discharge or magnetron sputtering...