RILIS developments and activities during LS1

Presented to Standing group for the upgrade of the ISOLDE

facility

January 28, 2013

By V. Fedosseev

1 The pump laser upgrade1: Change from copper vapour laser (CVL) to commercial Nd:YAG laserAim: Maintain or improve the dye laser performance whilst increasing the reliability of the overall system.

2 The dye laser upgrade: 3 New state of the art dye lasers to replace the original dye lasersAim: Improve the dye laser performance, ease of use and reliability, make full use of the capabilities of the new pump laser.

3 Install an independent and complementary Ti:Sa based RILIS laser setup2,3 : 2 pump lasers and 3 Ti:Sa lasers plus harmonic generation unitsAim: Extend the tuning range of the RILIS setup to enable access to the large number of ionization schemes developed for Ti:Sa lasers. Reduce switching time between elements to allow for more condensed scheduling of RILIS runs.

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1 The ISOLDE RILIS pump laser upgrade and the LARIS Laboratory B. Marsh et al: Hyperfine Interactions, Volume 196, Issue 1-3, pp. 129-

141 (2010)2 A complementary laser system for ISOLDE RILIS S Rothe et al: Journal of Physics: Conference Series 312 (2011) 0520203 Upgrade of the RILIS at ISOLDE: New lasers and new ion beams V. Fedosseev et al: Rev. Sci. Instrum. 83, 02A903 (2012)

The 3 stages of RILIS Upgrade

Dual RILIS Concept

RILIS Dye Laser System GPS/HRS

Target & Ion Source

l – meterDye 2 SHG

Narrowband Dye

THGDye 1

Nd:YAG

10 kHz Master clock

RILIS Dye Laser System GPS/HRS

Target & Ion Source

RILIS Ti:Sa Laser System

pA – meter

Faraday cup…

SHG/THG/FHG

l – meter

Ti:Sa 2

l – meterDye 2 SHG

Narrowband Dye

THGDye 1

Ti:Sa 1

Ti:Sa 3

Nd:YAG

Nd:YAG

10 kHz Master clock

Delay generator

LabVIEW based DAQ

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No-gap tuning in the range 205 – 940 nm

Double RILIS tuning curves

90 W Nd:YAG laser is available for non-resonant ionization in

Ti:Sa only schemes

Mixed schemes dye and Ti:Sa are exchangeable

Highest efficiencies New elementsBackup solution

Reduction in down time

Keep one dye set up for future, use Ti:Sa instead

New modes of operation – The Dual RILIS

Prerequisite for dual operation: Temporal synchronization pulses of the two laser systems

Unique for laser ion sources

Dye laser schemes Ti:Sa schemesElement

Setting time*

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Efficiency  

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

days l1, nm Dye l2, nm Dye/YAG l3, nm Dye/YAG off-line   l1, nm Fundamental l2, nm Fundamental l3, nm TiSa/YAG

4Be 3 234.9 Pyridin 1 297.3 Rhod B –   >7%   234.9 939.444        

12Mg

2

285.2 Rhod 6G 552.8 Fluorescein 27 532.1 YAG

10%  

285.2 855.639 552.8   532.1 YAG

13Al

2

309.3 Rhod B 532.1 YAG –   20%   309.3   532.1   –  

308.2 Rhod B       308.2    

20Ca 2 272.2 ? 532.1 YAG –   0.50%   422.7 845.346   Rhod B   DCM

21Sc 2 327.4 Phenox 9 719.8 Pyridin 2 ? 532.1 YAG 15%   327.4   719.8   532.1 YAG

25Mn 3 279.8 Rhod 6G 628.3 DCM 635.8 DCM 19% 279.8   628.3   635.8  

27Co

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304.4 Rhod B 544.5 Fluorescein 27 532.1 YAG

>3.8%  

304.4   544.5   532.1 YAG

28Ni 3 305.1 Rhod B 611.1 Rhod B 748.2 Styr 8 >6%     Dye   Dye 748.2 TiSA

29Cu 2 327.4 Phenox 9 287.9 Rhod 6G –   >7%   327.4   287.9   –  

30Zn 3 213.9 DCM 636.2 DCM 532.1 YAG 4.90% 213.9 855.428 636.2 Dye 532.1 YAG

31Ga

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287.4 Rhod 6G 532.1 YAG –   21%   287.4   532.1   –  

294.4 Pyrr 597       294.4    

39Y 2 414.3 Styr 9 662.4 Phenox 9 510.6 YAG     414.3   662.4   510.6 YAG

47Ag

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328.1 Phenox 9 546.6 Fluorescein 27 532.1 YAG

14%  

328.1   546.6   532.1 YAG

48Cd 3 228.8 Pyridin 1 643.8 DCM 532.1 YAG 10.40% 228.8 915.208 643.8 Dye 532.1 YAG

49In

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303.9 Rhod B 532.1 YAG –       303.9   532.1   –  

325.6 Phenox 9           325.6        

50Sn 4 286.3 Rhod 6G 811.4 Styr 9 823.5 Styr 9 9%   286.3 858.9 811.4 TiSA 823.5 TiSA

51Sb 3 217.6 Phenox 9 560.2 Rhod 6G 532.1 YAG 2.70%   217.6   560.2   532.1 YAG

60Nd

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596.9 Rhod B 596.9  

   

588.8   596.9   596.9  

62Sm 3 600.4 Rhod B 675.2 Phenox 9 676.18 Phenox 9     600.4   675.2   676.18  

65Tb

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579.6 Pyrr 597 551.7 Fluorescein 27 618.3 Rhod B

   

579.6   551.7   618.3  

66Dy 2 625.9 DCM 607.5 Rhod B 532.1 YAG 20%   625.9   607.5   532.1 YAG

70Yb 2 555.6 Pyrr 567 581.0 Rhod 6G 581.0 Rhod 6G 15%   555.6   581.0   581.0  

71Lu   573.7 Rhod 6G 642.5 DCM 643.5 DCM     451.9 903.8 460.7 921.4    

79Au

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267.6 Coum 540A 306.5 DCM 673.9 Phenox 9

>3%  

267.6   306.5   673.9  

80Hg 3 253.7 Styr 8 313.2 DCM 626 DCM     253.7   313.2   626  

81Tl 2 276.8 Rhod 110 532.1 YAG –   27%   276.8   532.1   –  

82Pb 2 283.3 Rhod 6G 600.2 Rhod B 532.1 YAG >3%   283.3   600.2   532.1 YAG

83Bi

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306.8 Rhod B 555.2 Fluorescein 27 532.1 YAG

6%

306.8   555.2   532.1 YAG

84Po 4 255.8 Styr 8 843.4 Styr 9 532.1 YAG     255.8 767.403 843.4 TiSA 532.1 YAG

85At 4 216.9 Phenox 9 795.4 Styr 9 532.1 YAG   216.9 867.6 795.4 TiSA 532.1 YAG

    224.4 Phenox 9 793.2 ? Styr 9 532.1 YAG   

224.4 897.6 793.2 ? TiSA 532.1 YAG

RILIS setup requirements

Ca

Ca

Cd

Cd

CdCa

Ca

Be

Be

MgMg

Po

PoAt

At

Au ZnZn

Cu Mn

Mn

Be

SmAt Au Sm

Sm

Be

Be

Dy

Dy

Mg Mg

Po

Ag

ISOLDE RILIS SCHEDULE 2012

RILIS runs in 2012

SmAt

Au Sm

Sm

Be

Be

Dy

Dy

Mg Mg

Po

Ag

Ca

Ca

Cd

Cd

CdCa

Ca

Be

Be

MgMg

Po

PoAt

At

Au ZnZn

Cu Mn

Mn

Be

RILIS highlights 2012

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Ion beams of 13 elements produced with Dual-RILIS at ISOLDE

Laser Ion Source and Trap: LIST

Suppression of Fr isobars for study Po-217

Sm Ca Cd At Au Be Dy Mg Po Ag Zn Cu Mn

Development of narrow-band Ti:Sa laser - used for high resolution studies of Po, At, Fr, and Au isotopes

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3060 hours of RILIS operation = 319 on-line shifts

RILIS/LARIS projects for LS1

• Installation of a reference cell at RILIS• Improved motorization of Narrow-band TiSa• Ionization of refractory metals

- Study of laser ionization in VADIS cavity• New and improved RILIS schemes for the Dual RILIS system

- According to requests from ISLODE users: Ba, Te, Cr, Er, …

SPECTROSCOPY and IONIZATION SCHEMES

• Extension of RILIS cabin- Enlarged entrance/storage and work area to maximize the useable laser laboratory space

• A dedicated, high power Nd:YVO laser for non resonant ionization - High beam quality industrial laser could significantly improve efficiency for many schemes.

GENERAL RILIS DEVELOPMENTS

• RILIS machine protection system- Installation of a machine protection and monitoring system to reduce reliance on shift-based operation

• Space stabilization of laser beams- Upgrade of existing commercial system to enable active stabilization of 3 beams and UV beams

• GPS laser beam launch- Replacement of prisms by high-reflectivity dielectric mirrors will reduce the losses of laser power in the

beam transport to GPS mass separator

• HRS laser window - Extension tube for window mounting outside the 90o magnet will enable monitoring of window quality

during operation and simplify its replacement

RILIS room extension

254 cm

320

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28 m2

6 m2

REX EBIS platform

IS COOLER100 cm

Required by safety

Existing laser room + SAS

Extended part (SAS)

+ Air ventilation

+ Emergency exit (?)

• 40W at 10 kHz• 17ns Pulse• Low Jitter• Gaussian beam• Much better transmission efficiency to ion source

Blaze laser testA multi-stage test of a Blaze 532-40-HE diode pumped Nd:YVO4 laser, supplied as a loan by Lumera Laser GmbH, has been performed on 17-18 December 2012.

B. Marsh et al., Stability test of a high quality Nd:YVO industrial laser for the ISOLDE RILIS installation. CERN-ATS-Note-2013-007 TECH

LumeraBlaze 532-40-HE

Photonics DM60

EdgeWave CX16III-OE

Power @ 532 nm 40 W 60 W 90 WPulse length 17 ns 180 ns 10 nsJitter < 3 ns < 10 ns 3 nsM2 1.1 ~ 30 1.3Beam shape Circular Circular Elliptical with

satellites

Laser Laser Power (on table)

Reference beam power in 3 mm

aperture

Transport efficiency

Edgewave 43 W 370 mW 33 %

Blaze 15 W 350 mW 88%

Blaze 40 W 800 mW 76%

Blaze laser versus RILIS lasers

Due to the higher beam quality, the laser power that can be delivered through the 3 mm aperture at the reference point is 2.2 times higher than can be achieved with the Edgewave laser that is currently installed.

Test of Ga ionization: Blaze versus EdgeWave

For each power level of the Blaze laser, a considerable change in the telescope focusing was required to regain optimal efficiency.

A likely cause of this effect is thermal lensing due to absorption of the beam at the quartz window of the mass separator.

Power dependent thermal lensing in the beam transport optics is to be eliminated !

HRS laser windowPeriodic replacement is needed because of contamination of internal surface

In the 90o magnet the window is mounted inside the magnet, a special tool is used to extract it, - very complicated operation

Proposal:To make an extension tube to the HRS chamber for mounting the window outside magnet, as at GPS Easy to inspect, easy to replace

Machine protection/safetyDye Leak: Fire hazard; laser damage riskUp to 6 dye circulators each containing up to 3 L of ethanol flowing at 7 L/min.

Water cooling for Ti:Sa crystals. Water cooling network for each dye circulator.

Up to 40 W pump beam focused on dye cell. Almost immediate dye cell damage if dye flow stops.

Dye flow interruption: Fire hazard; laser damage risk

Water leak: Equipment damage risk; electrical safety hazard

Action required: Stop pump lasers, alert the laser operator.

Action required: Block pump beam to dye laser, alert the laser operator.

Action required: Stop pump laser, alert the laser operator.

Non invasive dye flow sensor(ULTRASONIC)

+ Micro-controllerand data logger +

Laser beam shutterFlip mirror/ beam dump assembly with controller

+Pump laser control by Hyper-terminal commandsand access to laser operator alert system (LABVIEW based)

Solution to be tested:

Install water leak sensor cables on laser table and RILIS cabin floorInclude sensor data logger in RILIS monitoring system

Organic solvent detector(breathalyzer)

+ Micro-controllerand data logger

Inputs

Signal Processing Electronics

Outputs

High PowerDriver

Electronics

Sensor Data and status logged to Network

Variables

Expert User Interface Variables

Expert User Interface LabVIEW Configuration Program for Machine Protection Interlock System

Thresholds & OverridesOperator Phone / Mail

write

Dye Circulator

Motorx5

Safety Shutter

x8

Laser Interlock

Dye Flow Sensor

Alcohol Leak

Detector

Dye Temp. Sensor

x6

x8x8x10

User Alert:E-Mail & Phone

Temporary Override /

Acknowledge Error Message

Error Reset / Arm MP Sys. / Current State

„OK“

RILIS Machine Protection Interlock System(CompactRIO platform)

System Status

Indicator

errorwarningokop override

SpareAnalog Inputs

Spare Digital Inputs

x8x8

Door Interlock

Spare Switching

Relays

x8

x12

read

callread

The Ethanol based dye laser medium poses a possible fire hazard and a lack of dye flow can result in damage to the laser cells. Thus, an independently operable and reliable machine protection system is specified to be capable of: Constant surveillance of critical parameters, also published to network Triggering of safety shutters as well as initiating controlled shutdown Sending alerts and status reports for operators via GSM text messages

Schematic RILIS Machine Protection System overview and operator phone.

RILIS Machine Protection

Under construction in STI-ECE

Piezo-actuators for fast beam displacement

Currently capable of stabilizing up to two visible or IR beams

Laser beam stabilization

Stabilization of high and low frequency beam fluctuations

Commercial system adapted to RILIS conditions

Laser installation at new off-line separator

Implementation plan for building 275

Testing of new ionization schemes

Development of new approaches to laser ion sources

Study of laser – ion interaction in the RF-cooler

RILIS ion beams

•Ion beams of 31 elements are produced at ISOLDE with RILIS

31 elements ionized with RILIS 1 2

H 27 ionization scheme tested (dye or Ti:Sa) He3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Li Be 25 RILIS ionization feasible B C N O F Ne11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112

Fr Ra Ac Rf Ha Sg Ns Hs Mt

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr

Recent new beams: Sm, Pr, At, Ca Requested beam development

RILIS status monitoring

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Essential RILIS parameters are published to a Labview DSM.All values are accessible from the CERN technical networkRILIS monitor display is published to a website for remote monitoring

• Power• Wavelength• Proton current• Reference beam images

https://riliselements.web.cern.ch/riliselements/LASERS/

• Goals– Modular and flexible remote

device monitoring and control– Operator support in complex

“Dual RILIS” supervision– Self-reliant machine protection– Future prospect: On-call

operation• Collaborative Data Acquisition

ISOLDE Faraday Cups, ISOLTRAP MR-ToF data, Windmill alpha detector, …

• TechnologyNational Instruments LabVIEW and Shared Variable Engine, CERN technical network infrastructure

Remote Monitoring and Control System

By Ralf Rossel

LIST device: LIST assembly:

Ion repeller

LIST was successfully tested with UCx-target -> No loss of performance over 5 days

Suppression of Na-, Al-, K-, Fr-, U-isotopes studied -> Suppression factors varied from 100 to 1000

Laser ionization of radioactive Mg and Po in LIST

Laser ionized 30Mg

Suppressed 26Na, 46K

LIST modeRILIS mode

Fr suppression and laser ionization of Po in LIST First ever LIST on-line physics result: hyperfine structure of 217Po

Ionization and suppression of contaminants by LIST:

Laser Ion Source and Trap (LIST) On-Line at ISOLDE

RF terminals

The Dual Etalon Narrow Linewidth TiSa

Reduction of line-width from >5 GHz <1GHz

Addition of a thick etalon to the TiSa cavity

Remote dual etalon control, automatic optimization routine and feedback based frequency stabilization

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Ni305 nmDye SHG

611 nmDye fund

748 nmTiSa fund

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Example of RILIS setupNi: Dye-Dye-TiSa

Higher power from TiSa for AIS transition

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Example of RILIS setupCa: TiSa-Dye-Dye

Ca423 nmTiSa SHG

586 nmDye fund

654 nmDye fund

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Example of RILIS setupMg: Dye-Dye-YAG

Mg285 nmDye SHG

553 nmDye fund

532 nmNd:YAG SHG

Step 2Step 1

Only Dye scheme, TiSa is setting up for

next run (Po)

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Example of RILIS setupPo: Dye-TiSa-YAG

Po256 nmDye THG

843 nmTiSa fund

532 nmNd:YAG SHG

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At: Dye-TiSa-YAG

At216 nmDye THG

795 nmTiSa fund

532 nmNd:YAG SHG

Step 1

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Higher power from TiSa for Step 2

Dye and TiSa exchangeable for Step 1

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Au: TiSa-Dye-Dye

Au268 nmTiSa THG

306 nmDye SHG

674 nmDye fund

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Beam Sm2 runs

Ca2 runs

Cd At2 runs

Au2 runs

Be3 runs

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Po2 runs

Ag2 runs

Zn Cu Mn

Planned 208 272 192 300 172 446 88 296 206 96 198 112 148

Real 212 359 253 345 262 278 111 378 206 113 124 69 208

Ion beams of 13 elements were produced with RILIS in 2012

Availability of two complementary laser systems (Dye and Ti:Sapphire) has ensured the increase of RILIS beam time in 2011-2012

RILIS operation in 1994-2012

3060 h lasers ON 319 on-line shifts

RILIS operators:

2 CERN stuff members: Bruce Marsh, Valentin Fedosseev 2 CERN fellow: Sebastian Rothe, Tom Day Goodacre (contracts

started 1.10.2012) 1 PhD student: Daniel Fink ISOLDE Users (2 in average): Maxim Seliverstov, Dmitry Fedorov,

Nobuaki Imai, Pavel Molkanov, ...

At present RILIS operation is organized in 8-hours shifts:

4 persons on shifts + 1 person on-call

Regular breaks in laser operation are needed for rest:Not more than 3 weeks of work without free days.

Gold Isotopes

Windmill Faraday Cup MR-TOF

COU

NTS

Alpha energy, keV

1st transition is difficult with dye laser (UV pump beam required) NB-TiSa was therefore advantageous: scanning stability with 3rd harmonic was demonstrated MR-TOF, windmill and FC were used

Beam time was extremely limited !

Astatine Isotopes: scans on both steps

NB - Dye laser

ISOLDE Faraday cup

Annular Si Si

197Atbeam

C-foils20 mg/cm2

Windmill Faraday Cup MR-TOF

NB - TiSa

Extensive Ionization scheme development was required