First observation of MNT isotope beams at the FRS Ion Catcher

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An exploratory experiment on Multi-Nucleon Transfer (MNT) reactions was successfully conducted at the FRS Ion Catcher setup at GSI. The experiment demonstrated the production of MNT-driven radioactive ion beams (RIBs) produced by decelerated relativistic beams. A beam of 238 U ions was reacted with a 209 Bi target at near-Coulomb barrier energies inside the specially modified Cryogenic Stopping Cell (CSC) for the production and thermalization of MNT products. These products were then identified using a Multiple-Reflection Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (MR-TOF-MS). The observation of target-like MNT fragments along the A = 211 isobaric chain provided a proof-of-principle for future MNT studies with the FRS Ion Catcher setup.

Ce résumé expose les affirmations des auteurs. BNTIC ne l’interprète pas comme une validation indépendante des résultats.