Realization of nuclear targets by ion implantation: the 17O case

At the Centre de Recherches du Cyclotron at Louvain-la-Neuve, we have used the ion implantation technique to provide both radioactive and stable nuclear targets using an ECR ion source. This paper will describe the realization of 17O samples produced for the measurement of the 17O(n,α)14C reaction. The motivation for investigating this reaction and the specific needs for the target are given in another article of this conference (Nikos Prantzos, Sotiris Harinopulos (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Nuclear Astrophysics “Nuclei in the Cosmos”, Volos, Greece, 6–11 July, 1998, Editions Frontière, Dreux, p. 33). Here, we will limit ourselves to the technical aspects of the sample production.