Speaker
Dr
Lucia Popescu
(SCK-CEN)
Description
The idea of ISOL@MYRRHA was born 5 years ago, when a feasibility study was initiated within the “Belgian Research Initiative on eXotic nuclei” network project. This facility should use up to 5% of the 2-4 mA proton beams delivered by the MYRRHA linac, for the production of Radioactive Ion Beams (RIBs) via the Isotope Separator On Line method. By combining the high primary-beam intensity (up to 200 uA) with selective ionization and a beam purification system with high mass-resolving power, it will be possible to produce intense RIBs with high purity. ISOL@MYRRHA aims to be complementary to existing facilities, focusing on experimental programs requiring long uninterrupted beam times. These are experiments which
• hunt for very rear phenomena,
• need high statistics,
• need many time-consuming systematic measurements,
• have inherent limited detection efficiency.
Based on the feasibility study, the detailed technical design is now in preparation. In this presentation, I intend to introduce the ISOL@MYRRHA project and to discuss its status and perspectives.
Primary author
Dr
Lucia Popescu
(SCK-CEN)
Co-authors
Dr
Dieter Pauwels
(SCK-CEN)
Dr
Dirk Vandeplassche
(SCK-CEN)
Prof.
Hamid Aït Abderrahim
(SCK-CEN)
Dr
Jan Wagemans
(SCK-CEN)
Mr
Marc Schyns
(SCK-CEN)
Prof.
Mark Huyse
(KU Leuven)
Prof.
Nathal Severijns
(KU Leuven)
Dr
Paul Schuurmans
(SCK-CEN)
Prof.
Peter Baeten
(SCK-CEN)
Prof.
Piet Van Duppen
(KU Leuven)
Prof.
Riccardo Raabe
(KU Leuven)
