Author: Morrissey, D.J.
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TUPPR087 Status of NSCL Cyclotron Gas Stopper 2029
 
  • N.S. Joshi, G. Bollen, M. Brodeur, D.J. Morrissey, S. Schwarz
    NSCL, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
 
  A gas-filled reverse cyclotron for the thermalization of energetic beams is under construction at NSCL/MSU. Rare isotopes produced via projectile fragmentation after in-flight separation will be injected into the device and converted into low-energy beams through buffer gas interactions as they spiral towards the center of the device. The extracted thermal beams will be used for low energy experiments such as precision mass measurements with traps or laser spectroscopy, and further transport for reacceleration. Detailed calculations have been performed to optimize the magnetic field design as well as the transport and stopping of ions inside the gas. An RF-carpet will be used to transport the thermal ions to the axial extraction point. The calculations indicate that the cyclotron gas stopper will be much more efficient for the thermalization of light and medium mass ions compared to linear gas cells. In this contribution we will discuss simulations of the overall performance and acceptance of machine, the beam matching calculations to the fragment separator emittance, and the construction status.