Coulomb dissociation of N 20,21

Neutron-rich light nuclei and their reactions play an important role in the creation of chemical elements. Here, data from a Coulomb dissociation experiment on N20,21 are reported. Relativistic N20,21 ions impinged on a lead target and the Coulomb dissociation cross section was determined in a kinematically complete experiment. Using the detailed balance theorem, the N19(n,γ)N20 and N20(n,γ)N21 excitation functions and thermonuclear reaction rates have been determined. The N19(n,γ)N20 rate is up to a factor of 5 higher at

Superconducting magnets for SIS100 at FAIR – status update

At the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany, fast-cycled superferric magnets will be utilised for ion optics in the main accelerator SIS100. After an intense testing campaign, the full series of dipole magnets has been equipped with cryogenic beam vacuum chambers and is ready for tunnel installation. Currently ongoing is the procurement of the quadrupole and corrector magnets. By design, each main quadrupole is combined with at least one corrector magnet to form a so-called quadrupole unit. Two of such units are then, together with further functional elements, integrated into a common cryostat to form quadrupole doublet modules. Details on the processes of production, integration, and testing as well as an update of the progress will be presented. Moreover, to sample the installation processes of SIS100, study collective effects in an module ensemble and gain experience in operation, several magnet modules and components are currently aligned at a test facility to model a cell of SIS100. An overview of this so-called String Test setup, its commissioning and first test results will be included in the presentation

Nuclear astrophysics with radioactive ions at FAIR

The nucleosynthesis of elements beyond iron is dominated by neutron captures in the s and r processes. However, 32 stable, proton-rich isotopes cannot be formed during those processes, because they are shielded from the s-process flow and r-process β-decay chains. These nuclei are attributed to the p and rp process. For all those processes, current research in nuclear astrophysics addresses the need for more precise reaction data involving radioactive isotopes. Depending on the particular reaction, direct or inverse kinematics, forward or time-reversed direction are investigated to determine or at least to constrain the desired reaction cross sections. The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) will offer unique, unprecedented opportunities to investigate many of the important reactions. The high yield of radioactive isotopes, even far away from the valley of stability, allows the investigation of isotopes involved in processes as exotic as the r or rp processes