Projects

• 1 - Information Policy
• 2 - Management and Quality
• 3 - On-Line Access
• 4 - Common Tools and Multi-Coincidence Detectors
• 5 - Ion Beam Production
• 6 - Beam Control and Deceleration
• Future developments

Project 1: Information Policy

Project 2 - Management and Quality

Technical objective	Technical work	Responsible partner	Other partners
Standardisation of evaluation criteria	Develop common protocols and forms to characterise the performance of the facilities	CEA (3)	MSL (3), FRT (3)
Centralised beam distribution	Co-ordinate the collection and evaluation of beam demands and propose the most suitable facility	CEA (2)	NMB (1 / participant)
Application of ISO 9000 norms to the network activities	Define common language and procedure for documentation	CEA (3)	MSL (3), FRT (2)
Optimise developments to stay at the leading edge of research	Define a priority list of user-oriented developments	CEA (2)	NMB (1 / participant))

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Project 3: on-line access

Technical objective	Technical work	Responsible partner	Other partners
Overview of existing experimental control	Inventarise available data acquisition and control systems	TUW (3)	CEA (1), HMI (1), KVI (1), MSL (1), UAA (1), UBI (1), FRT (1)
Standardisation of the experimental control	Evaluate and select appropriate software packages	TUW (3)	CEA (1), KVI (2), MSL (2), UAA (2), UBI (2), FRT (1)
Common access to experimental data	Create an Internet-based data transfer system	TUW (5)	CEA (1), HMI (2), KVI (1), MSL (1), UAA (2), ERI (5), UBI (1), FRT (1)
Remote control of experiments	Establish an efficient remote control system	TUW (7)	CEA (2), HMI (2), KVI (3), MSL (2), UAA (2), ERI (5), FRT (1)


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Project 4: common tools and multi-coincidence detectors

Technical objective	Technical work	Responsible partner	Other partners
Transfer of detector know-how	Communicate the design and characteristics of detector systems	UBI (5)	CEA (1), QUB (2), TUW (3), UAA (2)
Inventory of state-of-the-art detectors	Compile a report on existing systems	UBI (4)	CEA (1), QUB (1), TUW (3), UAA (1), FRT (1)
Optimised developments of  future. detectors	Co-ordinate the activities of different participants	UBI (6)	CEA (1), HMI (1), QUB (3), TUW (4), UAA (2), FRT (1)
Minimise double efforts in constructing similar set-ups	Study feasibility of multi-purpose chambers and diagnostic tools	UBI (5)	HMI (3), QUB (2), TUW (3), UAA (3), FRT (1)

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Project 5: ion beam production

Technical objective	Technical work	Responsible partner	Other partners
Inventory of state-of-the-art ion sources	Compile a description of ion sources existing in the network	UAA (4)	CEA (1), HMI (2), JLU (4), KVI (2), MSL (2), QUB (3), TUW (1), LFU (3)
Optimise the development of specific ion sources	Communicate the design and performance of specific sources	UAA (4)	CEA (1), HMI (3), JLU (5), KVI (2), MSL (2), QUB (5), TUW (1), LFU (4)
Development of a universal source for molecular or cluster ions	Study different solutions to control the ion temperature	UAA (6)	CEA (1), HMI (4), JLU (5), KVI (3), MSL (2), QUB (5), LFU (4)
Co-operation with groups outside the network specialised in ion source developments	Contact and invite experts and organise seminars and discussion rounds	UAA (4)	HMI (1), JLU (3), KVI (1), MSL (1), QUB (3), LFU (3)

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Project 6: beam control and deceleration

Technical objective	Technical work	Responsible partner	Other partners
General information on beam species and properties	Publish overview on homepage	KVI (3)	CEA (1), HMI (1), JLU (2), MSL (1), QUB (1), LFU (2)
Visualise ion beams	Develop and introduce standardised beam diagnostics	KVI (3)	CEA (2), HMI (2), JLU (4), MSL (1), QUB (2), LFU (3)
Obtain low-energy beams	Develop deceleration optics (electrostatic, multipole RFQ)	KVI (4)	CEA (2), HMI (7), JLU (4), MSL (1), QUB (2), ERI (18), LFU (3)
Obtain self-controlled. beams	Couple diagnostic tools via software to beam steering optics	KVI (4)	CEA (2), HMI (2), JLU (3), MSL (2), QUB (2), LFU (3)
Obtain pure beams (isotopically and electronically)	Develop schemes of intermediate storage systems	KVI (4)	CEA (2), HMI (2), JLU (3), MSL (2), QUB (2), LFU (3)

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