Observation of New Isotopes in the Fragmentation of Pt 198 at FRIB
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States); Michigan State University
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Center for Exotic Nuclear Studies
- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako (Japan)
Five previously unknown isotopes (182,183Tm, 186,187Yb, 190Lu) were produced, separated, and identified for the first time at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) using the Advanced Rare Isotope Separator (ARIS). The new isotopes were formed through the interaction of a 198Pt beam with a carbon target at an energy of 186 MeV/u and with a primary beam power of 1.5 kW. Event-by-event particle identification of A, Z, and q for the reaction products was performed by combining measurements of the energy loss, time of flight, magnetic rigidity Bρ, and total kinetic energy. The ARIS separator has a novel two-stage design with high resolving power to strongly suppress contaminant beams. Finally, this successful new isotope search was performed less than one year after FRIB operations began and demonstrates the discovery potential of the facility which will ultimately provide 400 kW of primary beam power.
- Research Organization:
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0023633
- OSTI ID:
- 2309727
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 2474403
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 132; ISSN 0031-9007
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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