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HK: Fachverband Physik der Hadronen und Kerne

HK 45: Postersession

HK 45.19: Poster

Mittwoch, 16. März 2016, 18:30–20:30, S1/05 22-24

Laval Nozzles for Cluster-Jet Targets — •Silke Grieser, Daniel Bonaventura, Ann-Katrin Hergemöller, Benjamin Hetz, Esperanza Köhler, Lukas Leßmann, and Alfons Khoukaz — Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany

Cluster-jet targets are highly suited for storage ring experiments due to the fact that they provide high and constant beam densities. Therefore, a cluster-jet target is planned to be the first internal target for the PANDA experiment at FAIR. A cluster source generates a continuous flow of cryogenic solid clusters by the expansion of pre-cooled gases within fine Laval nozzles. For the production of clusters the geometry of the nozzle is crucial. The production of such nozzles with their complex inner geometry represents a major technical challenge. The possibility to produce new fine Laval nozzles ensures the operation of cluster-jet targets, e.g. for the PANDA experiment, and opens the way for future investigations on the cluster production process to match the required targets performance. Optimizations on the recently developed production process and the fabrication of new glass nozzles were done. Initial measurements of these nozzles at the PANDA cluster-jet target prototype and the investigation of the cluster beam origin within the nozzle will be presented and discussed.
Supported by BMBF, HGS-Hire and GSI F+E.