title: Target preparation for research with charged projectiles.
abstract: The paper reviews in a compact format the techniques most frequently used for target preparation, such as rolling, powder compacting, and vacuum deposition. The survey covers also the techniques used for target characterisation (thickness, purity) and problems related to the extension of target life-time and time of uninterrupted experiments with use of targets.
authors.affiliation: Heavy Ion Laboratory, University of Warsaw, ul. Pasteura 5a, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stolarz
keywords: Heat dissipation; Impurity; Powder compacting; Radioactive targets; Rolling; Target characterisation; Vacuum deposition