Conveners
Isotope production, Targets and Ion Sources
- Alexander Gottberg (TRIUMF)
Isotope Separator On-Line (ISOL) facilities are central to the production of high-purity radioactive ion beams (RIBs) for a variety of research applications. Emerging facilities are increasingly focused on high-power operation, where radioisotope yields are expected to scale directly with the primary beam power. However, significant engineering challenges must be addressed to ensure that...
The properties of heavy neutron-rich nuclei are critical to explain the formation and existence of heavy elements in the universe. However, it is well known that certain regions on the nuclear chart, particularly those heavier and more neutron-rich than the heaviest stable primary beams, i.e., $^{238}$U, cannot be accessed using conventional production methods. Among the alternative...
The Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC) facility at TRIUMF is a world class laboratory for the production and delivery of rare isotopes. ISAC uses the isotope separation on-line (ISOL) method to create a variety of exotic isotopes, utilizing high-intensity proton beams from TRIUMF’s 500 MeV cyclotron. The proton beam is impinged on a thick target which sits inside a target assembly. The...
High-spin nuclear isomers in rare unstable beams are important for studies in nuclear structure, nuclear astrophysics, and applied research. While fragmentation reactions, widely used at in-flight rare-isotope beam facilities, can produce a diverse range of nuclides, the selective and high-intensity production and separation of specific isomer states remain challenging. This study aimed to...
