Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 150, 321-324 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2007-00337-x

Secondary-beam production: Protons versus heavy ions

¹ GSI, Planckstrasse 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
² Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 1000 Bratislava, Slovakia

Received: 31 January 2007
Published online: 8 December 2007

Abstract

The construction of two new-generation complementary RIB facilities in Europe, one based on the in-flight fragmentation or fission (IFF) method (FAIR) and the other on the isotope separation on-line (ISOL) method (EURISOL) is expected in the next 10-15 years. The reaction mechanisms, responsible for the production of the secondary nuclei, along with the technical constrains, have to be considered for the designs of the facilities. In this work, we study which reaction mechanisms can be exploited at best for the production of the secondary beams in the two facilities.