Present status of RIBF-accelerator and experiments

When?

Tuesday 1 November 2011, 14:00

Where?

30 BB 03 Physics Seminar Room

Open to:

Staff, Students

Speaker:

Hideyuki Sakai, RIKEN

RIBF is a heavy-ion research laboratory at RIKEN Nishina Center based on complex accelerator facilities providing beams ranging from polarized deuteron(A=2) toUranium(A=238) with the maximum energy of 345 MeV/A. A main scientific goal is to study nuclear structure and nuclear astrophysics far from the stability line. Exotic nuclei are produced at RIBF utilizing projectile fragmentation and projectile fission processes with the BigRIPS. RIBF is equipped with the Zero-Degree Spectrometer(ZDS) and the high resolution spectrometer SHARAQ. Some of highlights in recent study with 48Ca- and U-beams will be introduced in this talk. Slight emphasis will be placed on the research with SHARAQ by triton and 12Be beams.

In addition, present status of new instruments under construction, SCRIT and SAMURAI will be shown. If time allows the present accelerator situation after the massive earthquake of March 11 will be reported.