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Foreword
This special issue of the Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry is dedicated to the 26th World Conference of the International Nuclear Target Development Society (INTDS 2012) held from August 19th to 24th, 2012 at the conference center Erbacher Hof in Mainz, Germany with special emphasis on targets for accelerator-based research. The INTDS 2012 was co-organized by the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz and the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt. The 4th Target Fabrication Workshop (TFW), dedicated to targets for laser application and hosted by the Technical University Darmstadt, was held in parallel to the INTDS 2012 at the Erbacher Hof with common plenary sessions giving the participants of both events the opportunity of exchanging experiences and know-how. Accordingly, these proceedings contain some contributions presented at the 4th Target Fabrication Workshop.
The series of INTDS conferences dates back to 1963 when the “First Symposium on Research Materials for Nuclear Measurements” was held sponsored by the Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements (CBNM, recently IRMM—Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements) in Belgium. Since then researchers involved in target preparation share experience and discuss related problems during biennial conferences hosted alternatively in Europe, North America and Asia (www.intds.org). It dates back to 1978 and 1988 when the 7th and the 14th INTDS conference were held at Garching, organized by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität together with Technische Universität München and at Darmstadt, organized by GSI, respectively. Thus, it was delightful to meet again in Germany on the occasion of the 26th International INTDS conference.
More than 70 participating scientists from 15 countries (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, UK, USA), met in Mainz presenting over 50 scientific contributions covering the wide field of “Targets for Accelerator-bases Research”. Two complementary visits to GSI and the TRIGA Mainz research reactor operated by the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität were included in the scientific program to introduce the institutions and laboratories.
The conference comprised seven different sessions titled “Classical Accelerator Targets”, “Laser- & Accelerator Based Research”, “RIB Targets”, “Isotope Enrichment and Medical Radioisotopes”, “Stripper”, “Target Characterization and Metrology”, and “Actinide Targets”. The sessions started with overview talks of experienced scientists followed by shorter contributions giving room to exciting new developments or methods, reports on improvements of established techniques, young scientists presenting their first scientific results as well as for introducing groups and laboratories newly joining the society.
The conference site, Erbacher Hof, combined accommodation, restaurant and conference room in a convenient way. It is situated right in the medieval part of Mainz which made it easy to socialize and discuss in varying groups. The Wednesday afternoon was dedicated to vine tasting in the vineyards located around the nearby small town of Essenheim. The day ended with a conference dinner taking place in a local restaurant. During the banquette the traditional INTDS Award of Recognition was presented to Scott Aaron from ORNL, Oak Ridge, USA, for his work on materials science of ceramic and cermet targets of enriched stable and radioactive isotopes, for serving on the Society’s Board of Directors, and co-organising the 19th World Conference in Oak Ridge in 1998. The award was handed in absentia, and was accepted by a colleague participating in the conference.
The organisers of the INTDS 2012 like to express their gratitude to GSI, Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt and to Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
We would also like to express our special thanks to the local organizing committee for their efficient management at the conference. Gratitude is also due to the members of the International Scientific Committees of the INTDS 2012 and the 4th Target Fabrication Workshop. The guest editors would in addition like to thank the staff of JRNC for their support and co-operation in the production of these proceedings. We look forward to 27th INTDS meeting, INTDS 2014, which will be hosted by RIKEN, Japan, in 2014.
Guest editors
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Klaus Eberhardt, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz & HI Mainz, Germany
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John Greene, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, USA
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Birgit Kindler, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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Bettina Lommel, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
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Anna Stolarz, Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, Poland
Scientific Advisory Committee
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Christoph E. Düllmann, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, GSI, Darmstadt & HI Mainz, Germany
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Klaus Eberhardt, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz & HI Mainz, Germany
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David Gilliam, NIST, Washington, USA
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Birgit Kindler, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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Bettina Lommel, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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Dannie Steski, BNL, Upton NY, USA
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Thomas Stöhlker, HI Jena, Germany
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Anna Stolarz, HIL-UW, Warsaw, Poland
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Atsushi Yoshida, Riken, Japan
Local Organizing Committee
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Klaus Eberhardt, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz & HI Mainz, Germany
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Birgit Kindler, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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Tatiana Litvinova, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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Bettina Lommel, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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Siglind Raiss, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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Petra Sach-Muth, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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Brigitta Schausten, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
INTDS Review Committee
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Scott Aaron, ORNL, Oak Ridge, USA
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Rose Boll, ORNL, Oak Ridge, USA
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Christoph Düllmann, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, GSI, Darmstadt & HI Mainz, Germany
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Klaus Eberhardt, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz & HI Mainz, Germany
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Brian Egle, ORNL, Oak Ridge, USA
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Robert Eichler, PSI, Villigen, Switzerland
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Helmut Folger, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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David Gilliam, NIST, Washington, USA
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John Greene, ANL, Argonne, USA
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Ntombizonke Kheswa, iThemba LABS, Faure, South Africa
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Birgit Kindler, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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Bettina Lommel, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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Hans Maier, Munich, Germany
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Peter Maier-Komor, Munich, Germany
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Fréderique Pellemoine, Ganil, Caen, France
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Gabriel Schaumann, TU Darmstadt, Germany
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Bernhard Schlitt, GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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Goedele Sibbens, IRMM, Geel, Belgium
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Christelle Stodel, Ganil, Caen, France
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Anna Stolarz, HIL-UW, Warsaw, Poland
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Dannie Steski, BNL, Upton NY, USA
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Daniel W. Stracener, ORNL, Oak Ridge, USA
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Isao Sugai, KEK, Tsukuba, Japan
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Jerzy Szerypo, LMU, Munich, Germany
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Atsushi Yoshida, RIKEN, Japan
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Stefan Zeisler, TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
Sponsors
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BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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Helmholtz Institute Jena, Germany
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Helmholtz Institute Mainz, Germany
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Linde AG, Mainz-Kostheim, Germany
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Urenco, Almelo, The Netherlands
Conference photo—names
1 Martin Tolley
2 Richard Leach
3 Brigitta Schausten
4 Sarah Hebel
5 Jens Volker Kratz
6 André Moens
7 Isao Sugai
8 David Gilliam
9 Roger Eykens
10 Ntombizonke Kheswa
11 Fréderique Pellemoine
12 Marilena Tomut
13 Andrzej Lipski
14 Pranab Kumar Saha
15 Anna Stolarz
16 Katharina Kupka
17 Frank Hall
18 Nicholas Bazin
19 Paul Fitzsimmons
20 Kozue Okuno
21 Hiroki Okuno
22 Donna Wyatt
23 Michelle King
24 Stephanie Tomlinson
25 David Haddock
26 Stefan Zeisler
27 Svetlana Mironchik
28 Chris Spindloe
29 Graham Arthur
30 Frank Mertins
31 Goedele Sibbens
32 Hironori Kuboki
33 Hannan Younis
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35 Nicoleta Florea
36 Allessandro Zani
37 Alexandra Tebartz
38 Robert Jaeger
39 Masahiro Yoshimoto
40 Masayo Yoshimoto
41 Vera Yakusheva
42 Jutta Steiner
43 Bettina Lommel
44 Koichi Yoshida
45 Atsushi Yoshida
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47 Andrey Orekhov
48 Hiroshi Imao
49 Hiroo Hasebe
50 Lidia Borisenko
51 Nataliya Borisenko
52 Rose Boll
53 Brian Egle
54 Petra Thörle-Pospiech
55 Wenjun Ma
56 Christian Kreuzer
57 Daniel Stracener
58 Charles-Olivier Bacri
59 Jörg Runke
60 Petra Sach-Muth
61 Sav Chima
62 Denis Chatain
63 Bastian Aurand
64 Masoud Behzad
65 Jan Heyse
66 Christoph Mokry
67 John Greene
68 Sthuthikkatt Reghu Abhilash
69 Alexander Waltinger
70 Gabriel Schaumann
71 Maric Kopec
72 Stephen Gooding
73 Birgit Kindler
74 Dominik Seiler
75 Klaus Eberhardt
76 Julien Mottier
77 Jerzy Szerypo
78 Leonid Sosnin
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80 Gabriele Hofmeister
81 Stefan Bedacht
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83 Alessio Vascon
84 Wigen Nazarov
85 Christopher Musgrave
86 Lucian Stroe
87 Christian Schäfer
88 Alan Durnez
89 Robert Eichler
90 Andreas Beusch
91 Dannie Steski
92 Anatoliy Cheltsov
93 Megan Bennett
94 Marc Brookes
95 Colin Moss
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Eberhardt, K., Greene, J., Kindler, B. et al. Targets for accelerator-based research. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 299, 909–912 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-013-2777-3
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