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19–24 Oct 2025
Chateau Fairmont Whistler
America/Vancouver timezone

Radioactive ion beams at the Nuclear Science Laboratory

23 Oct 2025, 09:00
20m
MacDonald AB (Fairmont Chateau Whistler)

MacDonald AB

Fairmont Chateau Whistler

Oral contributed talk Low-energy and in-flight separators Low-energy & in-flight separators

Speaker

Sam Porter (University of Notre Dame)

Description

For over 30 years, the TwinSol radioactive ion beam facility at Notre Dame’s Nuclear Science Laboratory has provided in-flight radioactive ion beams (RIB) to a variety of experiments probing nuclear structure, astrophysics and fundamental symmetries. These relatively low-mass, high-rate beams have enabled a swath of science, including high-precision beta-decay half-life measurements, probes of electromagnetic observables in the lightest nuclei, and recoiling detection measurements of astrophysically-relevant cross-sections. Currently, TwinSol beams can either be delivered to the Superallowed Transition Beta-Neutrino Decay Ion Coincidence Trap (St. Benedict) facility for precision beta decay measurement, or through a newly installed third solenoid for improved beam purity and RIB mass range for a variety of experiments. The first RIB developments for these beamlines, recent technical developments, as well as the current and future scientific program at the new TriSol facility will be presented.

Email address wporter@nd.edu
Supervisor's Name Maxime Brodeur
Supervisor's email mbrodeur@nd.edu
Funding Agency This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. PHY-2310059
Classification Low-energy and in-flight separators

Primary author

Sam Porter (University of Notre Dame)

Co-authors

Dr Daniel Bardayan (University of Notre Dame) Chevelle Boomershine (University of Notre Dame) Maxime Brodeur (University of Notre Dame) Olivia Bruce (University of Notre Dame) Scott Carmichael (University of Notre Dame) Sydney Coil (University of Notre Dame/FRIB/Michigan State University) Cade Dembski (University of Notre Dame) Alicen Houff (University of Notre Dame) James Kolata (University of Notre Dame) Patrick O'Malley (University of Notre Dame) Fabio Rivero (University of Notre Dame) William von Seeger (University of Notre Dame) Regan Zite (University of Notre Dame)

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