In this conceptual report the idea to establish an European Positron Source for Applied Research ("EPOS") based on new LINAC facilities in Germany (ELBE/Rossendorf or TTF-DESY/Hamburg) is considered. The report contains not only the outline of obvious applications in atomic physics, materials science and surface physics, but also several new methodical developments which are only possible with an intense positron beam. This opportunity will also allow the use and further development of imaging techniques being of special interest for industrial applications.

In this conceptual report the idea to establish an European Positron Source for Applied Research ("EPOS") based on new LINAC facilities in Germany (ELBE/Rossendorf or TTF-DESY/Hamburg) is considered. The report contains not only the outline of obvious applications in atomic physics, materials science and surface physics, but also several new methodical developments which are only possible with an intense positron beam. This opportunity will also allow the use and further development of imaging techniques being of special interest for industrial applications.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-06-09T11:58:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 adriananascimentodesouza.pdf: 1757133 bytes, checksum: 69514ee02274bd2e690a0252c528c6f5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-06-26T20:25:02Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 adriananascimentodesouza.pdf: 1757133 bytes, checksum: 69514ee02274bd2e690a0252c528c6f5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-26T20:25:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 adriananascimentodesouza.pdf: 1757133 bytes, checksum: 69514ee02274bd2e690a0252c528c6f5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-10-01 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Este trabalho teve como objetivo a produção de uma cápsula selada de ²²Na, funcionando como fonte emissora de pósitrons, para a nova linha de pesquisa do Laboratório de Espectroscopia Atômica e Molecular (LEAM) da UFJF, que visa a aplicação de feixes de pósitrons lentos, ao invés de elétrons nos aparelhos disponíveis no LEAM, no estudo de átomos ou moléculas. O trabalho englobou várias etapas, tais como a escolha da fonte emissora de pósitrons, o armazenamento do radionuclídeo, o projeto da cápsula selada, sua construção, o desenvolvimento de um sistema de carregamento da cápsula, sua selagem, considerando todos os aspectos inerentes à proteção radiológica. A fonte emissora de pósitron escolhida foi o elemento radioativo 22Na, radioisótopo de meia vida longa (2,6 anos) e meia vida biológica (11 dias) razoavelmente baixa. Sua aplicação não é imediata e requer seu acondicionamento adequado e seguro em uma cápsula perfeitamente selada, sendo posteriormente, necessário moderar a energia dos pósitrons rápidos emitidos espontaneamente pela fonte. Esta é a primeira cápsula de 22Na selada produzida no Brasil, colocando-nos no seleto grupo de pesquisadores que dominam esta tecnologia. / This work aimed to produce a sealed capsule of ²²Na, consisting of a source of positrons for the new line of research of Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory (LEAM) - UFJF, to use optionally slow positron beams, rather than electrons, in the apparatus available in this laboratory to study atoms and molecules. The work encompassed several steps, such as the choice of the emission source of positrons, radionuclide storage, the sealed capsule design, its construction, the development of a charging system of the capsule, sealing, considering all aspects of inherent in radiological protection. The positron source chosen was the radioactive element ²²Na, long half-life radioisotope (2.6 years) and reasonably low biological half-life (11 days). Its application is not immediate and requires its proper and safe packaging in a perfectly sealed capsule, being subsequently necessary to moderate the energy of fast positrons spontaneously emitted by the source. This is the first ²²Na sealed capsule produced in Brazil, placing us in the select group of researchers who have mastered this technology.