The Why and Howof Radioactive-Beam Research

Theoretical study of isotope production in the peripheral heavy-ion collision 136Xe + Pb at 1 GeV/nucleon

“…However, their separations and identifications have become possible with the development of advanced technologies such as ISOL (Isotope Separation On-Line) and In-Flight Separation techniques. These accelerator-based processes are more difficult and complex than the activation processes for producing isotopes in nuclear reactors [10][11][12][13][14].…”

CFD analysis and optimization of a liquid lead–bismuth loop target for ISOL facilities

“…nuclear physics, fundamental interactions, and nuclear astrophysics [1]. Because of their short halflives, production of exotic nuclei using off-line separation techniques is discarded, since the isotopes would completely decay before separation.…”

“…Because of their short halflives, production of exotic nuclei using off-line separation techniques is discarded, since the isotopes would completely decay before separation. The only way to produce these beams is using on-line methods: either in-flight separation (IFS), or isotope separation on-line (ISOL) [1]. The IFS method mostly makes use of high-energy nuclear beams impacting on a thin target and relies on the recoil of the reaction products in combination with magnetic or electrical fields to separate the isotopes of interest.…”

“…Worldwide efforts are currently devoted to prepare a new generation of RIB facilities, with the aim of increasing the intensity of the beams by several orders of magnitude compared to presently running facilities [1]. The development of high-power targets is therefore a major part of this preparation since, at a given facility, RIB intensities should scale with increasing the primary-beam current.…”

Alpha Decay and Beta-Delayed Fission: Tools for Nuclear Physics Studies

“…[1]). Combining experimental and theoretical work improves our understanding and, in particular, increases the predictive power of nuclear models.…”