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An Upgrade to NSCL to Produce Intense Beams of Exotic Nuclei
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- R. C. York, M. Doleans, D. Gorelov, T. L. Grimm, W. Hartung, F. Marti, S. O. Schriber, X. Wu, Q. Zhao
NSCL, East Lansing, Michigan
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A substantially less costly alternative to the Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA) project has been developed at Michigan State University (MSU). By upgrading the existing facility at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), it will be possible to produce stable beams of heavy ions at energies of greater than 180 MeV/u with beam power in excess of >80 kW. The upgrade will utilize a cyclotron injector and superconducting driver linac at a base frequency of 80.5 MHz. Radioactive ion beams will be produced in a high-power target via particle fragmentation. A charge-stripping foil and multiple-charge-state acceleration will be used for the heavier ions. The 9 MeV/u injector will include an ECR source, a bunching system, and the existing K1200 superconducting cyclotron with axial injection. The superconducting driver linac will largely follow that proposed by MSU for RIA, using cavities already designed, prototyped, and demonstrated for RIA. The existing A1900 Fragmentation Separator and experimental areas will be used, along with a new gas stopper and reacceleration system.
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