REX -ISOLDE Post accelerated radioactive beams at CERN-ISOLDE
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Salle 9 (LPSC)
Salle 9
LPSC
Description
Thomas NILSSON (CERN)
The ISOLDE device at CERN is the world's oldest operating Radioactive
Beams facility, having more than 35 years of experience in producing
low-energy beams of exotic nuclei for a wide scientific programme,
ranging from weak interaction and nuclear structure physics to condensed
matter research and life sciences. The facility was recently completed
with a post-accelerator, REX-ISOLDE, which is capable of accelerating
the majority of the radioactive beams produced at ISOLDE to 2.2 MeV/u.
REX-ISOLDE uses novel techniques for beam cooling and charge breeding
and has now been operational for two years and the first physics results
start to emerge. In addition, an ambitious upgrade programme concerning
both REX-ISOLDE and the ISOLDE facility in general has started which
opens interesting physics opportunities within the landscape of European
facilities.