Laboratori Nazionali del Sud

Southern National Laboratories

Clinic with Conventional Accelerators:

Ion sources:

Projects:

Development of high intensity (> 100 mA) sources of protons (and light single-charge ions), of the Microwave Discharge Ion Sources type, for power LINACs (PS-ESS project);
Development of ECR type ion sources - Electron Cyclotron Resonance for light and heavy ions with a high state of charge (AISHa project - Advanced Ion Source for Hadrotherapy)
Development of plasma diagnostics for ion sources: microwave interferometers, microwave interferopolarimeters, X spectroscopy, spatially resolved X spectroscopy (pin-hole camera)
Modeling of magnetized plasmas using PIC-Particle in Cell techniques

Instrumentation:

High voltage platforms for ion source testing
Test-bench for plasma diagnostics consisting of a Simple Mirror magnetic trap called Flexible Plasma Trap (FPT) operating up to 7 + 14 GHz frequency, 400 W max.
RF generators up to 50 GHz and TWT and Klystron microwave amplifiers in the 4-7 GHz, 13.75-14.5 GHz, 8-18 GHz bands
Vectorial Network Analyzers operating up to 50 GHz
Spectrum Analyzers in the 10 kHz -30 GHz range
Microwave Interferopolarimeter (VESPRI) in the 16-28 GHz band
Langmuir probes for the resistive measurement of plasma parameters
Low energy operating BrF beam diagnostic viewers (10-200 keV)

Skills:

Design of permanent magnet, copper, or superconducting magnetic traps
Use of microwave instrumentation for RF cavity power injection lines
Electromagnetic characterization of microwave resonant cavities with the bead-pull technique
Spinning from slabs or pipes

W band metal accelerators and Dielectric accelerators (Torrisi, Sorbello)

Projects:

DEMETRA (DiElectric and METallic Radiofrequency Accelerator (Dielectric Accelerator)

Skills:

Design of W band cavities (~ 100 GHz) in "open" technology with high accelerating gradient for RF breakdown studies
Design of X-band mode Launcher (converter) from TE10 mode to TM01 Quadrupole-free acceleration mode for high brightness applications
Design of planar dielectric accelerators (2D) based on photonic crystal technology at optical frequencies
Design of (3D) photonic crystal waveguides in "woodpile" configuration for dielectric accelerators
Design of "Hollow Core" electromagnetic band gap (EBG) dielectric waveguides for power supply and DC-break in ion sources.
Electromagnetic characterization of dielectric waveguides with the bead-pull technique
Development of analytical and numerical methods for error control on resonant frequency and conductive losses in cylindrical cavities
Use of the CST MW Studio, Ansys HFSS electromagnetic simulators and the MIT Photonic − Bands (MPB) package, for the calculation of the dispersion relationship in optical systems

Clinical Hadrontherapy with Conventional Accelerators (Cirrone)

Projects:

CATANA, the Group V calls "MOVE-IT" and "NEPTUNE" and the ELIMED project, MC-INFN

Skills:

Simulation, design and construction of transport elements for passive proton therapy lines typical of ocular melanoma treatment.
Expertise in related dosimetric and safety systems.
On this front it should be noted the agreement that is currently being finalized with the Best Cyclotron Company to which we will provide the knowledge relating to these aspects.
Construction of 2D detectors for dose distributions of proton / ion beams for hadrontherapy and detectors for microdosimetry.
Simulation of transport systems for proton therapy lines, including active ones.

Acceleration from laser-matter interaction (Cirrone)

Projects:

ELIMED (laser acceleration and energy selection line and ion beam transport for oncological hadrotherapy)

Skills:

Study and realization of specific plates and laser-plate interaction schemes for the initiation of the production of proton beams and alpha particle beams in plasmas
Simulation, design and implementation of magnetic systems dedicated to the transport of proton / energy ion beams up to 250 AMeV generated by laser-target interaction.
Development and realization of very high dose rate and pulsed dosimetry detectors such as those that can come from laser-target generation or from high intensity accelerators that are finding application in flash radiotherapy.
Monte Carlo simulation of ion beam transport systems for the construction of proton therapy lines, for the optimization of patient doses and for the study of radiation protection aspects

Heavy ion accelerators (Cosentino et al.)

Projects:

New ECR Sources for negative ions (in particular, from noble gases)
Development of ovens and vaporizers up to 1400 ° C for the production of metal beams from ECR sources
batch beams from radioactive elements
low energy / low intensity and RIBs beam diagnostics
radioactive beam diagnostics
solid state RF amplifiers
computer control accelerators and beam lines

Instrumentation:

Danilo Rifuggiato

Skills:

Dynamics of ion beams in cyclotrons
Axial injection of ion beams into cyclotrons
Extraction of ion beams by electrostatic deflector and by stripping in cyclotrons
Phase selection in cyclotrons
Measurements and analysis of magnetic fields in cyclotrons
Magnetic field shimming in cyclotrons
Production of ion beams in cyclotrons
Production of proton beams for proton therapy
Transport of ion beams in the beamlines to the measurement point
Production of radioactive beams in an ISOL system
Drawing of a mass separator for an ISOL system
Production of radioactive beams by in-flight fragmentation
High intensity cyclotrons design

Projects:

As part of the Upgrade of the Superconducting Cyclotron of LNS for beams of maximum power 10 kW:

Instrumentation:

Lorenzo Neri

Projects: