Eur. Phys. J. A 13, 255-261 (2002)
Prospects for exotic beam facilities in North America
J.A. NolenPhysics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA Nolen@ANL.GOV
(Received: 1 May 2001 )
Abstract
There are several nuclear physics laboratories in North America that
have on-going research using energetic and stopped radioactive beams. These
include the large ISOL-type programs ISAC at TRIUMF and HRIBF at Oak
Ridge and the in-flight fragmentation program at the NSCL of Michigan State
University. There are also smaller, more specialized, programs using a variety
of techniques at the 88-inch cyclotron of Berkeley, ATLAS at Argonne, the
Cyclotron Institute of Texas A&M University, the Nuclear Structure
Laboratory at Notre Dame University, and the Nuclear Structure Laboratory at
SUNY/Stony Brook. There are also three projects on the horizon in North
America for new capabilities in both the near term and more distant future. The
intensities of the in-flight fragment beams at the NSCL will be increased
dramatically very soon as the Coupled Cyclotron Project will be completed and
commissioned for research by mid-2001. A new project, ISAC-II, has been
approved in Canada. For the longer term, the United States is considering
construction of a major new facility, the Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA), which
would have a very high-intensity heavy-ion driver linac. The RIA facility is
proposed to utilize both ISOL and in-flight production mechanisms.
29.17.+w - Electrostatic, collective, and linear accelerators.
29.25.Rm - Sources of radioactive nuclei.
29.20.-c - Cyclic accelerators and storage rings.
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