Astrophysics experiments with radioactive beams at ATLAS

Journal Article · Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · AIP Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865588· OSTI ID:22253542

Back, B. B.; Clark, J. A.; Pardo, R. C.; Savard, G. ^[1]

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1. Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 (United States)

Reactions involving short-lived nuclei play an important role in nuclear astrophysics, especially in explosive scenarios which occur in novae, supernovae or X-ray bursts. This article describes the nuclear astrophysics program with radioactive ion beams at the ATLAS accelerator at Argonne National Laboratory. The CARIBU facility as well as recent improvements for the in-flight technique are discussed. New detectors which are important for studies of the rapid proton or the rapid neutron-capture processes are described. At the end we briefly mention plans for future upgrades to enhance the intensity, purity and the range of in-flight and CARIBU beams.

• OSTI ID: 22253542
• Journal Information: AIP Advances, Vol. 4, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2014 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

79 ASTROPHYSICS
COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
NOVAE
RADIOACTIVE ION BEAMS
SUPERNOVAE
X RADIATION